Nigeria joined other African nations on Monday in calling for urgent global cooperation on food security and climate resilience at the UN Summit for Food Systems Stocktake dubbed the UNFSS+4 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Speaking at the high-level session, Vice President Kashim Shettima outlined Nigeria’s multifaceted approach to transforming its agricultural…
Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has stepped in to defuse disputes between farmers and herders in Darazo Local Government Area, following recent violent clashes that left several injured. The governor chaired a high-level peace meeting in Nahutan Darazo village, joined by the Bauchi State Commissioner of Police and the…
The Federal Government has been urged to place agriculture at the centre of its economic strategy, due to its potential to significantly boost Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Mr. Sunday Peter, an economist and agro-consultant, made the call in Abuja during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Despite federal government assurances of free fertiliser distribution, thousands of rice farmers across Nigeria are abandoning the crop, citing unaffordable fertiliser prices as the primary reason. This development threatens national food security, especially in key rice-producing states, where smallholder farmers are now opting for less fertiliser-dependent crops such as millet,…
In June 2025, while presenting my paper titled “Reporting for Resolution: Climate Change, Resource Conflict, and Solution Journalism in Nigeria’s Farmer-Herder Crisis” at the NNPC Foundation Symposium in Lagos, I had no idea that back home in Taraba State, violent attacks were unfolding. Over 40 people were killed in the…
The Ekiti State Government has expressed concern over the five-year-long crisis within the state chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), stating that the division has negatively impacted farmers’ coordination and productivity. Speaking in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, Dr. Sikiru Olowoyo, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on…
