Reps threaten arrest warrants for Agric agency chiefs over alleged misuse of N1.2tn intervention funds

The House of Representatives Committee on Food Security has threatened to issue warrants of arrest for the Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), Ayo Sontinrin, and the Director-General of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Abubakar Dabban, after the two officials repeatedly failed to honour summonses over an ongoing probe into the…

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FG unveils new agricultural reforms to end hunger, boost food security

The Federal Government has announced sweeping agricultural reforms aimed at ending hunger, boosting food production, and cutting post-harvest losses estimated at over $10 billion annually, in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda for food security and national prosperity. The reforms were detailed in a joint statement on Thursday by the Minister of Agriculture…

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