Wheat imports cost Nigeria $3.3bn as self-sufficiency challenges linger
Post AMUGEOctober 7, 2024
Onome Amuge Nigeria’s wheat consumption, production, and importation represent a dynamic narrative, one that reflects the interplay of
FAO food price index hits highest 18-Month spike in September
Post AMUGEOctober 4, 2024
Business a.m. The latest FAO Food Price Index, released on Friday, signalled the sharpest monthly surge in food commodity prices
Afreximbank approves US$20.8 million for Starlink Global’s cashew factory project in Lagos
Post AMUGEOctober 4, 2024
Busayo Samuel African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved a $20.8 million, about N34. 5 billion financing facility for
Tensions in Middle East send oil prices soaring on supply concern
Post AMUGEOctober 3, 2024
Business a.m. The sharp escalation of tensions in the Middle East sent oil prices soaring on Thursday as traders feared that a
Oil prices soar 2.5% as Israel, US threaten retaliation for Iranian missile strike
Post AMUGEOctober 2, 2024
Business a.m. Oil prices skyrocketed by more than three percent on Wednesday as the Middle East was thrust into turmoil by Iran’s
Oil trades higher as Iranian missile attack fuels market unrest
Post AMUGEOctober 2, 2024
Business a.m. Oil prices surged higher on Wednesday, building on the sharp gains recorded in the previous session, following Iran’s
Farmers sound red alert on Nigeria’s food crisis
Post AMUGEOctober 2, 2024
Business a.m. With a grave sense of urgency, members of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) have brought to light the
Nigeria’s 64th independence amid shackles of food insecurity
Post AMUGESeptember 30, 2024
Onome Amuge The 1960s marked a period of agricultural prosperity in Nigeria, with the sector boasting iconic crops that symbolised the
Poultry industry stumbles in Nigeria as operational costs take heavy toll on farmers
Post AMUGESeptember 23, 2024
Onome Amuge The poultry sector in Nigeria, renowned for its robust commercialisation, is a vital pillar of the livestock subsector,
Presidential Livestock Committee proposes hybrid approach to address farmer-herder conflicts
Post AMUGESeptember 20, 2024
Business a.m. The Presidential Livestock Reform Committee (PLRC) has announced that the optimal solution to the ongoing farmer-herder