RCCG donates food items, clothing to 2,000 vulnerable Abuja residents

RCCG donates food items, clothing to 2,000 vulnerable Abuja residents

No fewer than 2,000 vulnerable Abuja residents on Sunday received food items, shoes and clothing from the Everlasting Arms Parish, Redeemed Christian Church of God in Garki. The annual alms programme known as ”Tabitha Tent”, which began in 2007 is designed to support the poor and vulnerable with food items, clothes, and shoes among other humanitarian materials. Some of the beneficiaries in an interview with newsmen, expressed their satisfaction and […]

December 9, 2024 4

SPORTS

No food, nowhere to sleep, Boniface laments airport ordeal in Libya

Nigerian forward Victor Boniface has spoken out about the Super Eagles’ ordeal after being stranded for 12 hours at Al Abraq International Airport in Libya. The Nigerian team, in the country for a crucial AFCON 2025 qualifier, faced unexpected delays after landing on Sunday. Expressing his frustration on X on Monday, Boniface wrote, “Been at the airport for almost 13 hours, no food, no Wi-Fi, nowhere to sleep. Africa, we […]

October 14, 2024 12

BUSINESS

FG begins duty-free import of food items

The Nigeria Customs Service has been directed to start the implementation of the zero per cent import duty and exemption of Value-Added Tax on basic food items, This was after President Bola Tinubu approved the implementation of zero per cent import duty and exemption of Value-Added Tax on basic food items. The Ministry of Finance confirmed the approval in a letter to the Nigeria Customs Service dated August 8, 2024. […]

August 15, 2024 11

NEWS

Food crisis: Military deploys troops in North-West, N’Central farms

Farmers associations laud Tinubu, say move will boost harvest, tackle food insecurity •Deployment will grant farmers access to farms, ensure hitch-free planting season – DHQ The Defence Headquarters has said troops have been deployed across farms in the northern parts of the country, especially in the North West and North Central. According to the military high command, the deployment was to ensure the adequate protection of farmers from bandits, terrorists […]

August 15, 2024 11

BUSINESS

Ex-senator calls for establishment of food intelligence agency

A former Senator, who represented Ebonyi Central Senatorial Zone, Emmanuel Onwe has called for the establishment of the proposed Food Intelligence Agency to support the recent Federal Government declaration of emergency in food production and security. Onwe made the call on Sunday in Enugu while briefing journalists on his Open Letter to President Bola Tinubu, titled, “Declaration of a State of Emergency on Food Security and ‘Commodification of the Naira […]

May 20, 2024 11

ENTERTAINMNET

CHARITY: Peculiar God’s Glory Ministry Int’l Donates Cash, Food Items to Over 2000 FCT Residents

The Peculiar God's Glory Ministry International Church, in continuation of its monthly empowerment and charity programme, has distributed food items and other palliatives to over 1000 residents of the Federal Capital Territory. The presiding minister of The Peculiar God's Glory Ministry International Church, Prophet James Kunle Hephzibah also known as BABA PECULIAR, made the donation at the church auditorium over the weekend, saying that the programme was initiated because of […]

May 13, 2024 85

BUSINESS

Govt palliative worsening food inflation, says Cardoso

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has said that the huge purchase of foodstuffs by the government as palliatives is contributing to the galloping food inflation in the country. He stated this in his contributions during the March Monetary Policy Committee, which was published on the website of the CBN. The MPC increased the benchmark interest rate to 24.75 per cent, from 22.75 per cent. The […]

May 3, 2024 2

NEWS

Food crisis: OPS warns of shutdown as hoodlums loot more trucks

The organised private sector has expressed concern about the spate of looting of trucks conveying food and raw materials by suspected hoodlums, warning that it can lead to a shutdown of industries across the country. Members of the OPS, gave the warning on Monday in separate interviews with The PUNCH just as miscreants attacked trucks conveying building materials and spaghetti in Ogun and Kaduna states. Also on Monday, the Federal […]

March 5, 2024 9

BUSINESS

Nigeria to become food exporter through mechanised farming – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, said his administration was keen to make Nigeria self-sufficient in food production and become a net exporter of agricultural products through what he called “aggressive mechanisation.” He affirmed his administration’s support to give ease and succour to the 2024 Hajj pilgrims. “Nigeria will become a net exporter of food through aggressive mechanisation,” Tinubu told a delegation from the Global Tijaniyya Movement, led by Khalifa Muhammad […]

February 12, 2024 34

Call us +234 (0) 9073530044

food