Nigeria Targets 50% Food Imports Cut As Shettima Launches Innovation C’ttee

Nigerian Government Launches Committee to Slash Food Cost by 50%

By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigerian government has inaugurated a special inter-ministerial committee on research and innovation to ensure food security in Nigeria and slash the cost of food by 50 per cent. The team was also charged on energy security and curtailing the nation’s dependence on import. The Vice President, Mr Kashim Shettima, inaugurated the […]

Shettima inaugurates Research and Innovation Committee, targets $1 trillion economy in ten years

The Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Thursday has inaugurated the Interministerial Committee on Research and Innovation, charging them to build Nigeria into an innovation-driven, trillion-dollar economy within 10 years.  The post Shettima inaugurates Research and Innovation Committee, targets $1 trillion economy in ten years  appeared first on Nairametrics.

FG Inaugurates Committee To Cut Food Imports By 50% - InsideBusiness - Business News in Nigeria

The Federal Government has inaugurated an Interministerial Committee on Research and Innovation to ensure food security in Nigeria, energy security, and curtail the nation’s dependence on import. Vice President Kashim Shettima inaugurated the committee at the State House Abuja with a charge to them to work towards cutting down Nigeria’s import bills by 50 percent. He said the committee is part of ongoing efforts by the administration of Presiden…

Nigeria Targets 50% Food Imports Cut As Shettima Launches Innovation C’ttee

Vice President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated an inter-ministerial committee on research and innovation tasked with transforming Nigeria into an innovation-driven trillion-dollar economy within the next decade. The committee also has a mandate to reduce the country’s food import bill by 50 percent. Speaking at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, Shettima said the committee would coordinate action across five strategic sectors: Agricult…

VP Shettima Inaugurates Interministerial Committee On Research, Innovation

VP Shettima Inaugurates Interministerial Committee On Research, Innovation The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has inaugurated the Interministerial Committee on Research and Innovation with a charge to its members to ensure food security in Nigeria, energy security to power the economy and break the nation’s dependence on imports. The committee, according to him, is part of ongoing efforts by the administration of President Bola Ahmed T…

Edun Advocates Adaptable, Strong Agricultural Plan For Nigeria To Tackle Food Crisis - AgroNigeria

As the country faces increasing issues with food shortages and economic difficulties, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, called for a more adaptable and strong farming plan in Nigeria.  Edun made this appeal during the inaugural meeting of the Agricultural Sector Working Group (ASWG),  in Abuja, which was made known on Wednesday via the official X (formerly Twitter) handle of the Federal Ministry of…