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Nigeria: Country Spends $3 Billion On Rice, Wheat, Fish Importation YearlyNosike OgbuenyiLagosNigeria spends a staggering $3billion annually due to heavy importation of three major staples from abroad.Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Dr. Abba Sayyadi Ruma, who revealed this yesterday in Lagos said the Federal Government spends the amount yearly on importation of rice, fish and wheat.The...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... as tax credit schemes on agricultural inputs.Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Dr. Abba Sayyadi Ruma, who disclosed this in Abuja at an International Conference on Food Security, also posited that the current global food crisis was an opportunity for Nigeria to exploit the full economic potentials of agriculture in the country.Ruma said at the conference organised by First Bank...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Nigeria: Blame Fertilizer Cartel for Food Crisis, Says FGSufuyan OjeifoAbujaFederal Government said yesterday that it had uncovered a cartel that hijacked and diverted fertilizer distribution, thus raising the spectre of food crisis in the country.Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Dr. Sayyadi Abba Ruma, articulated government's position when he appeared yesterday before the Senator...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Members of the National Council on Agriculture came out of an emergency meeting in Abuja last week in full agreement that Nigeria needed a revolution in the sector. They were however not sure whether the country could implement the current food security programme, which is being pursued by Agriculture and Water Resources Minister, Dr. Abba Sayyadi Ruma. Etim Imisim writes
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
... on such trips.In a letter of protest to the Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Dr. Sayyadi Abba Ruma and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Alhaji Babagana Kingibe, the junior staff asked the Ruma and Kingibe to call Seriki to order.They alleged that in January this year, Seriki was meant to have taken a trip to Abeokuta for a convocation ceremony at the Federal University...
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Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
... "a rational response" to the situation.Nigerian Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Abba Sayyadi Ruma said the green revolution which is being pursued by President Umaru Yar'Adua's administration would not succeed without a proper financial infrastructure, including subsidy, to drive it.The goals of the new programme include making the sector competitive and involving youths and the...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... their scorecards to Yar'Adua were the Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Dr. Abba Sayyadi Ruma; Minister of Education, Dr. Igwe Aja-Nwachuku; Minster of Information and National Orientation, Mr. John Odey; Head of Service, Mrs. Ebele Okeke; Chief Economic Adviser to the President, Dr. Tanimu Yakubu; Minister of Finance, Dr. Shamsudden Usman; Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Remi...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
In order to improve the storage capacity of the National Food Reserve through the completion of the ongoing construction of 25 new silos, the Federal Government said that its aim is to achieve a storage capacity of 625,000 metric tonnes by the Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Dr. Abba Sayyadi Ruma made this known in Abuja.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
Emir of Dutse, Alhaji Muhammadu Sunus, his Ringim counterpart, Alhaji Sayyadi Mahmoud and that of Hadejia, Alhaji Adamu Abubakar Maje, have suggested that one of the strongest ways to encourage free and fair elections is to make aiding and abetting rigging by INEC officials a serious criminal offence, with severe penalties.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
... discharge of their functions. Others in this category are Mr. John Ogar Odey (information); Dr. Sayyadi Abba Ruma, (agriculture and water resources); and Senator Sanusi Daggash (national planning).Also on the scorecard are Mrs. Fidelia Akuabata Njeze, minister of state (defence); Alhaji Tijanni Yahaya Kaura, (foreign affairs - 1); Ambassador Bagudu Hirse, (foreign affairs - 2) and 11 others,...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
... itself into a 'green revolution' which has been over-delayed," Nigerian Agriculture minister Sayyadi Abba Ruma said on the second day of the three-day summit in Rome. "Every second, a child dies of hunger.The time to act is now. Enough rhetoric and more action." UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon received a petition signed by more than 300,000 people saying there was no time to lose. A draft...
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Christian Today (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
A U.N. summit on the global food crisis asked rich nations on Wednesday to help "revolutionise" farming in Africa and the developing world to produce more food for nearly 1 billion people facing hunger."The global food crisis is a wake-up call for Africa to launch itself into a 'green revolution' which has been over-delayed," Nigerian Agriculture Minister Sayyadi Abba Ruma said on the second...
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Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
A United Nations summit on the global food crisis asked rich nations on Wednesday to help "revolutionise" farming in Africa and the developing world to produce more food for nearly one billion people facing hunger. "The global food crisis is a wake-up call for Africa," Nigerian Agriculture Minister Sayyadi Abba Ruma said.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
... of damage. He was accompanied by his deputy, Alhaji Ahmed Mahmoud, the Emir of Ringim, Alhaji Sayyadi Mahmoud and the District Head of Taura.The Governor directed the Commissioner of Education to forward a report on the incident to his office immediately. He also directed the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to provide relief materials and other necessary intervention materials for...
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ireland.com (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
... itself into a 'green revolution' which has been over-delayed," Nigerian Agriculture Minister Sayyadi Abba Ruma said on the second day of the three-day summit. "Every second, a child dies of hunger," the minister said. "The time to act is now. Enough rhetoric and more action." UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon received a petition signed by more than 300,000 people saying there was no time...
