Politics

We’ll regulate price of imported foodstuffs — FG

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2 years ago

July 11, 2024

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, has announced the following measures to address the high cost of food in the country

– A 150-day duty-free import window for food commodities, including the suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes for the importation of certain food commodities through land and sea borders.
– Targeted commodities include maize, husked brown rice, wheat, and cowpeas.
– Imported food commodities will be subjected to a Recommended Retail Price (RRP).
– The Federal Government will import 250,000 metric tons of wheat and 250,000 metric tons of maize.
– These semi-processed commodities will be supplied to small-scale processors and millers across the country.
– Engagement with relevant stakeholders to set a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and purchase surplus food commodities to restock the National Strategic Food Reserve.
– Ramp up production for the 2024/2025 farming cycle.
– Continued support to smallholder farmers during the ongoing wet season farming through existing government initiatives.
– Strengthening and accelerating dry season farming nationwide.
– Embarking on aggressive agricultural mechanization to reduce drudgery, lower production costs, and boost productivity.
– Collaborating with sub-national entities to identify irrigable lands and increase land under cultivation.
– Working closely with the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation to rehabilitate and maintain irrigation facilities under river basin authorities across the federation.
– Developing strategic engagement for youth and women for immediate greenhouse cultivation of horticultural crops such as tomatoes and peppers to increase production volume, stabilize prices, and address food shortages.
– Fast-tracking ongoing engagements with the Nigerian Military to rapidly cultivate arable lands under the Defence Farms Scheme and encouraging other paramilitary establishments to utilize available arable lands for cultivation.

Politics

Board of Peace: US Forces are ‘annihilating’ terrorists in Nigeria– US President Donald Trump

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54 minutes ago

January 22, 2026

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US President, Donald Trump, says the American forces are “annihilating terrorists who are k!lling Christians” in Nigeria.

He made the remarks during the Board of Peace signing ceremony on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, while discussing what he described as progress in global peace and security efforts on Thursday, January 22.

He stated that militants had “k!lled thousands and thousands of Christians.”

“Many good things are happening. In Nigeria, we are annihilating terrorists who are killing Christians. We’ve hit them very hard. They’ve k!lled thousands and thousands of Christians.”he said

Recall that in October 2025, Trump declared Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern over the mass k!llings of Nigerian Christians. According to him, the k!llings are being masterminded by Islamic terrorists. On Christmas day in 2025, he ordered a military airstrike on an enclave inhabited by some of the Islamic terrorists in Northern Nigeria.

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Governor Abdulrazaq Suspends Kwara Poly Rector Over Student Protest

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6 hours ago

January 22, 2026

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Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, has ordered the Rector of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Engr. Dr. Abdul Jimoh Mohammed, to immediately step aside from his role until further notice.

The suspension of Mohammed follows Tuesday’s protest by students of the institution over the use of the school’s facilities as a temporary camp for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation service.

A statement on Wednesday by the state Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu, said the Governor has set up a committee to investigate the protest.

The Governor ordered the Rector to step down and hand over to the most senior Deputy Rector pending the outcome of the investigation.

The Governor also announced a three-person panel to investigate the remote and immediate causes of the recent student protest at the Kwara State Polytechnic.

The committee is headed by the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Bar. Senior Ibrahim Sulyman. Other members are the Commissioner for Environment Hon. Nafisat Buge and the Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare, Dr. Mrs Mercy Olufunke Shittu.

The statement by the Commissioner reads: “Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has announced a three-person panel to investigate the remote and immediate causes of the recent student protest at the Kwara State Polytechnic.

“The committee is headed by the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Bar. Senior Ibrahim Sulyman. Other members are the Commissioner for Environment Hon. Nafisat Buge and the Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare, Dr. Mrs Mercy Olufunke Shittu.

“The committee has two weeks to submit its report to the Governor, while their terms of reference are: (1) to look at the remote and immediate causes of the protest and handling of same; (2) recommend ways to prevent such things in the future; (3) make further recommendations on the growth of the school.

“The Governor has meanwhile directed the Rector of the Polytechnic, Engr. Dr. Abdul Jimoh Mohammed, to immediately step aside from his role until further notice, while the most senior Deputy Rector acts in his place in the interim.

“The committee will engage with all relevant stakeholders on its assignment.”

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Court Removes Abure, Directs INEC to Recognise Nenadi Usman–Led Labour Party Leadership

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1 day ago

January 21, 2026

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A Federal High Court in Abuja has removed Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party, ruling that his tenure has expired and is no longer valid in law.

In its judgment, the court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately recognise the leadership of the party under the Senator Nenadi Usman–led National Caretaker Committee as the lawful authority of the Labour Party.

The court held that the decision to replace Abure followed due process and was consistent with existing legal precedents, rejecting arguments that the matter was purely an internal party affair beyond judicial review.

With this ruling, the Nenadi Usman–led committee is now recognized as the legitimate leadership of the Labour Party, pending the conduct of a properly constituted national convention to elect a substantive executive.