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Nigeria is Susceptible to Food Insecurity Due to Climate Change – FG
Nigeria is Susceptible to Food Insecurity Due to Climate Change – FG
By: Michael Mike
The Federal Government has said the raise the alarm that the nation is at risk of food insecurity as it is susceptible to adverse effects of climate change such as erratic rainfall, draught and flooding.
The Government, also noted that this may have a trickling effect on security as food security is the first step to national security, anywhere in the globe.
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Ernest Umakhihe said this on Wednesday in Abuja, at the Pre-Food Systems Stock-Taking Moment Media Engagement, organized by Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in Collaboration with United Nations Information Centre (UNIC).
Umakhihe who was represented by the Director, Nutrition and Food Security in the Ministry, Mrs. Sugrat Mahmood, said: “Nigeria is susceptible to adverse effects of climate change such as erratic rainfall, draught and flooding.”
According to the Permanent Secretary, “One of the major challenges to food security in Nigeria is climate change. It has precipitated a lot of conflicts between farmers and herders. The conflict is been driven by struggle for resources. Nigeria is susceptible to adverse effects of climate change such as erratic rainfall, draught and flood. In the past couple of years, we have seen escalation in extreme whether event, particularly flooding, which has strangulated small holder farmers’ investment. This climate variation cause significant threat to crops and livestock production, leading to reduced yields and economic loses’.
On the declaration of state of emergency on food security by the government, Umakhihe said: “We look at the prospect that the declaration of emergency has thrown into the fray for us, and it is very important. It underscores government commitment to address the critical issue of food security. It is a pledge to collaborate with all stakeholders, and the government need everybody on board, including farmers, agri-businesses, research institutions, NGO, and private sector players”.
He said that the government need to unlock the investment potential in the private sector, because they will make it happen and they will sustain it.
He added that: “To develop a holistic and impactful solution, we need everybody to be on board.”
The Permanent Secretary, Budget and National Planning, Mr. Nebeolisa Anako, said the media engagement is to update and inform the general public and all stakeholders on the upcoming United Nations Food System Summit which is Stock Taking Moment on implementation of the Food Systems Transformation Pathways in Nigeria.
He explained that food systems entail a complex network that includes all the inputs and outputs used in food production, processing and consumption, adding that from, “this systematic thinking, we can see the array of actors involved from the researcher or seller of the grains/seeds or seedlings, to storage, to the farmer, the soil, water for planting, harvester, to the processor, processing technique, equipment used, down to the storage, transportation, marketing, cooking method and serving”.
He recalled that in 2020, the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres called on countries to come up with modalities to improve their food systems.
The UN Scribe, he said, called on nations to make their food systems to be more resilient, responsive and sustainable in a quest to achieving the SDGs.
He added that it was in light of the
foregoing that the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning coordinate in line with its mandate to organize stakeholders in the food value chain to address the challenges of
the food systems.
He also stated that all the efforts are aimed at ensuring equity, inclusivity, livelihood opportunities, youth and gender mainstreaming and with the spirit of leaving no one behind.
The Country Programme Analyst, West and Central Africa Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Mr. Adebayo Ogunniyi, said, the challenges that lies ahead of the world in food security, are immense, and complex.
He however noted that global food systems are under tremendous strain, grabbling with issue such as climate change, resource scarcity, food insecurity and unequal access to nutrition.
According to him, “Nigeria has multiple shocks that have direct links to the food systems, some of them involves the 2019 COVID pandemic and the Russian Ukraine war, as well as flooding that affected small holder farmers”.
The Country Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, Dr. Michael Ojo, said, Nigeria is amongst the few countries that has taken concrete steps to transform the promises and intentions that were made in 2021, when the country share its national food system transformation pathways with the rest of the world at the UN food system summit in 2021.
He disclosed that next week, the world would be in Rome to take stock of what had happened since 2021, stressing that Nigeria will be in a position to reflect on her progress.
He said, “I guess the only problem is that the pace of progress is not keeping up with the scale of challenges. This is where the declaration of state of emergency by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should be welcomed”.
Nigeria is Susceptible to Food Insecurity Due to Climate Change – FG
Nigeria@65: FG’s programmes improving welfare of Nigerians- NOA
The National Orientation Agency (NOA), on Wednesday said that the Federal Government’s programmes and policies under President Bola Tinubu-led administration were improving the welfare of Nigerians.
Mrs Adaline Patari, the State Director of NOA, Gombe State office, stated this shortly after a road show to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day anniversary in Gombe.
Patari said that programmes and policies of Tinubu-led administration had supported many Nigerians from the student’s loan to conditional cash transfer to support to small businesses amongst others.
She stated that the initiatives by the present administration had restored hope and put the country amongst serious countries pursuing better reforms to improve their economy while revamping infrastructure.
According to her, many undergraduates benefitting from the student’s loan scheme which has removed all financial hindrances impeding access to tertiary education now feel a sense of belonging.
She said that the programmes and policies of the Federal Government have benefitted many households and improved their welfare in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Tinubu.
“The reforms of the Federal Government are working and many persons are proud to be Nigerians and more persons are now trying to do the right things as Nigerians.
“People are beginning to see themselves as proud Nigerians and that confidence of being a Nigerian is being restored.
“Today, many Nigerians are benefitting from the programmes of the current administration, this means that the country is now working for them,” she said.
While acknowledging that there were still challenges that needed to be addressed, Patari said, at 65, we have made tremendous progress especially working together in peace and unity.
She urged Nigerians to continue to support Tinubu administration’s programmes towards building a better country that works for all Nigerians.
The state director said that with the necessary reforms being carried out and already yielding results in the economic, agriculture, security and other sectors, more Nigerians would be prouder to be Nigerians in the future.
“Today, the country is progressing and we are united; we are now prouder to be Nigerians and I can tell you that the labour of our heroes past, indeed is never in vain,” she added.
Commending the contributions of youths to national development, Patari urged them to have a positive mind-set towards Nigeria and to always express optimism of a better Nigeria for everyone.
Patari also lauded the renewed strength with which NOA under the Director General of the agency, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu was being driven.
She said that government’s policies and programmes were getting more supports from Nigerians because of the constant engagements of Nigerians by the NOA nationwide.
The event also featured sensitisation of residents on Federal Government’s policies, programmes and the need for the people to support the current administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda
Nigeria@65: FG’s programmes improving welfare of Nigerians- NOA
Nigeria, European Union hold inaugural Trade and Investment Dialogue
By: Michael Mike
Senior Government officials of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the European Union (EU) have today met in Abuja to assess the vibrant economic partnership between the two parties and chart a way forward.
The inaugural Nigeria-EU Senior Officials Trade and investment Dialogue (TID) was anchored by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI), Ambassador Nura Abba Rimi, and Director of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security (DG TRADE), Ms Dora Correia,
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investments, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, and the EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot,, welcomed the launch of the Dialogue, which they said underscored the growing importance attached to trade and investment in the EU-Nigeria partnership.
This Senior Officials’ meeting marks an important step in strengthening the trade and investment partnership between the EU and Nigeria, and provided opportunity for the officials to exchange views on areas of mutual interest; address potential challenges and explore opportunities for further collaboration.
Discussions focused on a range of issues, including trade and investment policy, cooperation on market access barriers and requirements, preferential trade and investment arrangements, investment, collaboration within the World Trade Organization (WTO), regulatory measures that could impact trade and investment, and the identification of trade and investment-related development cooperation areas.
Both sides expressed their interest to continue the Dialogue, with the second TID billed to take place in Brussels, Belgium, in 2026, on a date to be jointly decided.
Nigeria, European Union hold inaugural Trade and Investment Dialogue
FG Declares Wednesday, Oct. 1 Public Holiday to Marks 65th Independence Anniversary
By: Michael Mike
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, 1st of October as a public holiday to commemorate Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary.
The Honourable Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Nigerians both at home and in the diaspora on this historic occasion.
Tunji-Ojo, in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, enjoined citizens to continue to uphold the patriotic spirit, unity, and resilience that have sustained the nation since independence in 1960.
He urged Nigerians to further keep faith in the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, which is anchored on national rebirth, economic transformation, and collective prosperity.
The Minister expressed confidence that, with the cooperation of all Nigerians, the country will continue to grow stronger in peace, progress, and development.
He wished Nigerians a happy and memorable 2025 Independence Day celebration.
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