Artificial Intelligence (AI) could deepen economic inequalities between advanced and developing economies unless governments invest urgently in digital infrastructure, skills development and institutional readiness, according to a new report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The warning is contained in Global Economic and Financial Implications of Artificial Intelligence: Lessons from
The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has advised farmers across the state to cultivate drought-tolerant and early-maturing seed varieties to reduce the risk of crop losses during the farming season. The Director of Relief and Rehabilitation at the agency, Adamu Nayola, gave the advice on Wednesday in Bauchi, stressing
Stakeholders have called for a review of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) Act to institutionalise a multi-agency framework for the approval and release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Nigeria. The recommendation was made during separate interviews at a media training programme on “Biosafety and Agroecology” organised for journalists
The Federal Government has unveiled measures to improve poultry production, by strengthening oversight of import allocations and introducing stricter performance-based monitoring across the industry to address supply shortages and improve access to day-old chicks. The plans were disclosed in a statement signed by Henrietta Okokon, Deputy Director, Information and Public
As rising freight costs and tightening supply chains unsettle fertiliser markets across Africa, Nigeria has quietly avoided the worst of the disruption. Through PFI NPK Limited, the wholly owned subsidiary of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) and implementation vehicle for the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI), the Federal Government secured
A Nigerian agro-development company, JR Farms Group, has signed a $60 million partnership agreement with the Liberian government to revive the country’s coffee industry, expand agricultural exports and create more than 300,000 jobs over the next 20 years. The agreement, valued at approximately N81.6 billion, was signed in Monrovia by
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has issued a one-week ultimatum to the Bank of Agriculture (BoA), the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC), and the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to appear before it and respond to outstanding audit queries or face sanctions. The directive was issued during the
More than 20,000 smallholder farmers across four states have begun receiving subsidised fertiliser under a Federal Government initiative, implemented through the National Agricultural Development Fund, aimed at boosting food production and strengthening agricultural output nationwide. The intervention will see 80,640 bags of NPK fertiliser distributed to 20,160 farmers in Niger,
The Kano State Government has outlined significant achievements recorded in the agriculture sector and food security over three years, driven by investments in irrigation, mechanisation, farmer support, and livestock development. The commissioner for agriculture and natural resources, Danjuma Mahmud, disclosed this on Tuesday during an interactive session with journalists in
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Kingdom of Denmark have strengthened their collaboration in livestock development with the signing of a new cooperation agreement aimed at improving animal health, food safety, disease control, and agricultural innovation across Nigeria’s livestock sector. The agreement, signed in Abuja on Sunday, marks the
