Thursday, July 16, 2026
Wheat imports cost Nigeria $3.3bn as self-sufficiency challenges linger
Onome Amuge Nigeria’s wheat consumption, production, and importation represent a dynamic narrative, one that reflects the interplay of various social,...
Read moreDetailsFAO food price index hits highest 18-Month spike in September
Business a.m. The latest FAO Food Price Index, released on Friday, signalled the sharpest monthly surge in food commodity prices...
Read moreDetailsAfreximbank approves US$20.8 million for Starlink Global’s cashew factory project in Lagos
Busayo Samuel African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved a $20.8 million, about N34. 5 billion financing facility for Nigeria-based Starlink...
Read moreDetailsTensions in Middle East send oil prices soaring on supply concern
Business a.m. The sharp escalation of tensions in the Middle East sent oil prices soaring on Thursday as traders feared...
Read moreDetailsOil prices soar 2.5% as Israel, US threaten retaliation for Iranian missile strike
Business a.m. Oil prices skyrocketed by more than three percent on Wednesday as the Middle East was thrust into turmoil...
Read moreDetailsOil trades higher as Iranian missile attack fuels market unrest
Business a.m. Oil prices surged higher on Wednesday, building on the sharp gains recorded in the previous session, following Iran’s...
Read moreDetailsFarmers sound red alert on Nigeria’s food crisis
Business a.m. With a grave sense of urgency, members of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) have brought to...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s 64th independence amid shackles of food insecurity
Onome Amuge The 1960s marked a period of agricultural prosperity in Nigeria, with the sector boasting iconic crops that symbolised...
Read moreDetailsPoultry industry stumbles in Nigeria as operational costs take heavy toll on farmers
Onome Amuge The poultry sector in Nigeria, renowned for its robust commercialisation, is a vital pillar of the livestock subsector,...
Read moreDetailsPresidential Livestock Committee proposes hybrid approach to address farmer-herder conflicts
Business a.m. The Presidential Livestock Reform Committee (PLRC) has announced that the optimal solution to the ongoing farmer-herder conflict in...
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