As Nigeria continues to grapple with a historic food crisis and rising inflation, a chorus of elite agricultural voices has emerged, attacking government efforts to subsidize food for the poor. Their claim? That subsidies undercut profitability, distort markets, and discourage production. But these complaints, often loudest from well-connected commercial farm owners and ex-officials turned "agribusiness experts," deserve a critical interrogation — not sympathy. Empowerment Efforts Are Already Underway Let it be known: the Nigerian government is already firmly committed to agricultural empowerment. Recent policies show a deep investment in mechanized farming, infrastructure, and private-sector led reform: In June 2025, Nigeria signed a $1 billion agriculture modernization deal with Brazil, designed to equip farmers with mechanized tools, training centers, and service hubs. The National Agribusiness Policy Mechanism (NAPM) launching this year aims to connect real-time farm dat...
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SPREAD OF COVID 19 PANDEMIC IN FAMILY LOCKDOWN SITUATION This Project as the Caption suggests, is aimed at highlighting how a Family setting can become the defactor in the transmission of The Covid-19 Virus. The Authorities are currently putting in place various Measures aimed at halting the spread of the Virus most significantly the Lockdown Measure. However, most of these measures will yield no fruition unless properly tailored to suit the Family as the primary entity of the Community. This is in the sense that the Lockdown specially minimizes public interactions to a Family level, this being the simplest denomination to which any single gathering can be dispersed. The Family thus, is shouldered with responsibility as the frontline player in achieving the Lockdown campaign from the grass root level, right before any other Setup within the Community. In this perspective therefore, this Study strives to pinpoint some 10 factors within the Family setting, c...
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