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In order to address concerns about food security, stabilize prices, and guarantee farmers have financial liquidity in the agricultural sector, the Federal Government of Nigeria is vigorously pursuing a strategy to accumulate its Strategic Food Reserve.

According to the government, the gesture would allow farmers to engage in year-round cultivation, particularly during the dry season.

The News Agency of Nigeria reported on Thursday that Senator Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, provided the guarantee during a working tour of various Kaduna facilities with Senator Abdullahi Aliyu, the Minister of State for Agriculture, along with other stakeholders.

The tour took place on the fringes of the National Council on Agriculture and Food Security’s 47th Regular Meeting.

In response to farmers’ concerns that food prices would plummet nationwide despite an increase in input costs, he reassured them that the government was prepared to meet this challenge.

Farmers attend the same marketplaces and profit from lower prices even though they are concerned about a food price collapse.

At the same time, the cost of inputs is a challenge for farmers.

Bola Tinubu, the president, is working on it. We will address the cost of inputs and strike a balance between the welfare of farmers and the general public.

“Very soon, we are also going to stock up strategic reserves, which will give the agricultural sector a lot of financial liquidity so farmers can engage in year-round farming, particularly during the dry season,” he stated.

The minister expressed satisfaction with the high degree of public interest in food production and raw material processing, among other things, after evaluating the performance of a few firms that were visited.

He claims that farmers and food processors have responded to President Tinubu’s clear demand about food security and food sovereignty.

“It is clear that what you see on the field is almost in line with Mr. President’s renewal hope agenda,” he stated.

According to NAN, Olam Agri, TMDK Agro Park, DEBRANCH Farmers, Quality Afriexim Bank Quality Assurance Office, and Tomato Jos are a few of the factories that were inspected.

He claims that the goal of the quality assurance office is to certify Nigerian goods for both home and international markets.

According to Mehta, the company’s main goal is “local production for local consumption,” which aims to develop a middle class in rural Nigeria by giving farmers a steady market and turning their food into superior paste.

She emphasized that the business has the third-largest tomato processing facility in Nigeria, a cutting-edge facility in Kaduna State.

We collaborate with more than 350 partner farmers, offering them assistance, cutting-edge agricultural methods, and a sure market for their produce.

“Tomato Jos seeks to both directly and indirectly create jobs while lowering Nigeria’s dependency on imported tomato products.

“Among other things, it has created hundreds of jobs in the construction of its factory,” she stated.

Mehta disapproved of the importation of tomato paste from China, claiming it was bad for the nation’s economy.

She added that women make up 60% of farmers and that the organization has invested more than $20 million in empowering the people.

Mehta added that Tomato Jos has made infrastructural investments.

She claims that in order to prepare for the production of tomatoes during the dry season, the organization has currently cleared more than 300 hectares of irrigated land.

The market, imports of tomato paste, regulations, inputs like fertilizer and other chemicals, and Tuta Absoluta, a significant tomato pest, are just a few of the issues facing the sector, according to the CEO.

However, in order to guarantee that the illness would no longer flourish in the nation, she urged the Federal Government to establish a unified, prompt reaction.

The CEO also bemoaned the company’s difficulties in selling its finished goods.

Nonetheless, she asked for the government’s and food packaging firms’ cooperation so that she might represent their grains and mop up their products.

As the landing cost of petrol fell further below the Dangote Refinery’s ex-depot price, some filling stations in Abuja lowered the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as gasoline or petrol. This resulted in new pricing adjustments in the retail market.

Journalists’ findings on Wednesday, November 5, showed that major marketers, including as NIPCO, AA Rano, Eterna, and Empire Energy, had lowered their pump prices in a number of places throughout the Federal Capital Territory.

Reporters’ checks revealed that NIPCO and AA Rano filling stations had lowered their pump prices from ₦950 to ₦955 per liter to ₦940, according to Daily Post.

Similarly, Empire Energy dispenses at ₦955, down from ₦955 and ₦959, while Eterna now sells at ₦945.

This indicates that, depending on the station, petrol prices in Abuja have decreased by ₦4 to ₦10 per litre.

As previously reported, NNPCL Retail also reduced the price of their pump from ₦955 per litre to ₦945. Other stations, such MRS (Dangote Petrol) and Ranoil, kept their pump rates at ₦950 and ₦955 per litre as of Thursday morning despite the price decreases.

The station may evaluate its pricing later in the day, according to an unidentified MRS station manager.

He stated, “We may lower our price in the evening or so, but we still dispense fuel at ₦950 per litre.”

The landing fee is now ₦827.04 per litre.
According to the latest adjustment, the landing cost of fuel dropped to ₦827.04 a litre as of November 3, 2025, according to recently disclosed energy market data.

This amount is less than the ₦829.77 that was recorded at the end of October.

Ex-depot price breakdowns reveal:

Pinnacle: ₦872 Dangote Refinery: ₦872
₦870 NIPCO
Aiteo: ₦870 BOVAS: ₦870
₦870 AA Rano
In comparison to depot operators like NIPCO, AA Rano, and BOVAS, Dangote’s ex-depot charge is at least ₦2 more costly.

More importantly, the current landing cost of ₦827.04 is ₦44.96 less than the ex-depot price of ₦872 at Dangote Refinery.

According to Naija News, the changes follow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval of a 15% import tax on gasoline and diesel, which is intended to promote domestic refining and increase Dangote Refinery’s competitiveness.

When the tariff increase is put into effect, marketers and industry players predict that it will increase the price of imported fuel, making local supplies comparatively more appealing.

Industry observers point out that more filling stations, particularly those that source from less expensive depots, may continue to lower pump costs until Dangote modifies its pricing to reflect the declining landing cost.

In order to stop what he described as the targeted killing of Christians in the West African nation, US President Donald Trump has escalated his threat of military action in Nigeria, stating that he would not rule out airstrikes or ground forces.

Trump reiterated the warning in a video message on Wednesday, accusing “radical Islamists” of carrying out a “mass slaughter” of Christians and threatening to take action if the Nigerian government did not put an end to the violence. On October 31, Trump redesignated Nigeria as a “country of particular concern.”

Trump used forthright language to detail potential US actions in the recorded speech, which was given behind a lectern wearing his official seal. He stated that the US might both withdraw aid and launch direct military action.

He stated, “If the Nigerian government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the USA will immediately stop all aid assistance to Nigeria.

“We are going to do things to Nigerians that Nigeria is not going to be happy about and may very well go into that now-disgraced country, guns blazing, to completely wipe out the Islamic terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities.”

He warned that any attack would be “vicious and sweet,” urged Nigerian authorities to act quickly, and instructed the US Department of War to “prepare for possible actions.”

“I am giving the Department of War instructions to get ready for potential actions. If we launch an attack, it will be as vicious and sweet as the terrorist thugs’ attacks on our beloved Christians. He advised the Nigerian government to act quickly before it’s too late.

The US president described the problem as existential for Christians in Nigeria.

In Nigeria, Christianity is in danger of going extinct. There are thousands and thousands of Christians being murdered. “This mass murder is the fault of radical Islamists,” Trump declared, urging Congress to look into the claims right away.

He requested that House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole and Representative Riley Moore investigate the matter and provide a fast report.

“I am requesting that Congressman Riley Moore, along with Chairman Tom Cole and the House Appropriations Committee, look into this issue right away and get back to me,” he stated.

Beyond military possibilities, Trump warned of the instant suspension of US funding should the deaths persist and portrayed the administration’s stance as part of a global effort to preserve Christian communities.

“We stand ready, willing, and able to save our great Christian population around the world,” he declared. “The United States cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening in Nigeria and numerous other countries.”

BY
Charles Nnaebuka Ph.D

In today’s unpredictable world of global politics, few leaders are as unpredictable as United States President, Donald J. Trump. He is always on the move, stirring up trouble wherever he goes and leaving behind broken rules and confusion. Like a bull in a China Shop, Trump rushes into sensitive international issues with reckless energy, breaking alliances, twisting facts and shaping reality to suit himself. Across issues, be it trade, security or democracy, Trump’s language is elastic. One day he is a nationalist champion, the next, a reluctant globalist. One moment, he warns against foreign entanglements, the next, he threatens invasion. He flirts with isolationism but cannot resist the allure of domination.

Once again, Trump has forced his way into global debate, this time with reckless talk about invading Nigeria to “stop the killing of Christians.” His statement, spread widely by media outlets, shows a dangerous mix of false information, pride and political opportunism. It is an old trick in a new form, using the language of helping others to hide the desire for power and control. Trump’s garrulousness is not just talk but confusion disguised as conviction. Whether he is threatening Iran, insulting NATO allies or now making bold claims about Nigeria, he rushes into sensitive situations and leaves disorder behind. Every reckless statement spreads fear and twists the truth. Unfortunately for fragile regions like West Africa, such words only end up inflaming religious tensions, encourage extremists and weaken ongoing peace efforts.

There is no gainsaying the fact that Nigeria’s internal challenges are complex, far too intricate for Trump’s simplistic worldview. The country faces overlapping crises including and not limited to insecurity in parts of the country, climate-driven conflicts between farmers and herders, banditry and terrorism amid related security challenges. When critically analysed, these are not signs of systemic religious extermination but the fallout of socio-economic inequalities and governance inefficiencies spanning decades. To then flatten these realities into a false narrative of “genocide against Christians” is not only wrong but dangerous. The wrong narrative fuels division, distorts truth and has now laid the groundwork for foreign interference. Trump’s rhetoric, of “fighting genocide in Nigeria” in this instance follows a familiar pattern of weaponisation of misinformation to stir fear and mobilise support among religious and conservative blocs. It should be noted however that this is not a moral mission but a political theatre to project a saviour complex as usual. But Nigeria will not be the prop in another man’s performance.

Interestingly, it is bitterly ironic that Trump would speak of “restoring order” abroad while his own country is mired in dysfunction. As of November 2025, the United States is in the midst of its longest government shutdown in history, which began on October 1st, 2025, after Congress failed to approve funding. As it stands, over 670,000 federal employees have been furloughed while 730,000 others work without pay. Also, the Congressional Budget Office estimates losses between US $7 billion and US $14 billion to the American economy. Consequently, critical services are paralyzed, air-traffic controllers and TSA agents are unpaid, airports are facing staff shortages and millions relying on food assistance face uncertainty. So here is a US government that cannot fund its own operations, pay its workers or maintain basic functionality thus, has no moral or political standing to lecture sovereign nations about order, governance or justice. Trump’s threat about fixing Nigeria rings hollow when the United States itself is in administrative paralysis.

But let it be known that Nigeria is not a frontier waiting for a Western saviour. It is a sovereign republic of over 200 million people that is diverse, resilient and capable of addressing its own internal issues. The country’s complexities demand engagement, not intrusion, partnership, not paternalism. It is also on this note that China, one of Nigeria’s strategic partners has called on the United States to “mind its own business”, a sentiment likely to be echoed by other nations weary of America’s interventionist impulses. The world is no longer willing to accept the myth of moral superiority from a power that struggles to govern itself. Africa has long suffered from the conceit of outsiders who claim to understand her better than she understands herself. From “civilizing missions” to “humanitarian interventions,” the pattern repeats in the same manner of moral pretext concealing power politics. Trump’s threats fall squarely in that lineage.

Nigeria and indeed all of Africa must remain vigilant. The continent cannot afford a return to the era when Western powers dictated the terms of sovereignty. Global partners must speak with one voice that no nation, however powerful, has the right to invade another on the basis of manipulated narratives. The message is clear: Nigeria will not be invaded under the banner of falsehood. We will not be rescued by those who cannot rescue themselves.

The bull may rampage, but when the dust settles, history will remember not his noise, but the nations that stood firm in the face of it.

Chief Monday Esu, the village head of Ikot Umo Essien, has been suspended by the Akwa Ibom State government of Governor Umo Eno due to suspected acts of terrorism and violations of public order.

According to reports, Frank Archibong, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday in Uyo.

In order to conduct a thorough inquiry into the accusations made against the troubled village chief, Archibong stated that the suspension will endure for six months.

The commissioner claims that Chief Esu was suspended as a result of reports that connected him to actions that could cause instability in the community, such as allegedly sponsoring theft and vandalism at a recently built block of stores in the Ikot Ekpenyong community market.

According to Archibong, “the accusations against the village head include acts that breach peace and security, such as alleged sponsorship of vandalism and theft of facilities at newly constructed blocks of shops at the Ikot Ekpenyong community market.”

He clarified that actions that could jeopardize law and order in rural areas could not be disregarded by the state government.

According to the statement, thugs from Ikot Umo Essien village had recently broken into the Ikot Ekpenyong community market and allegedly destroyed, vandalized, and robbed recently constructed stores.

“Mr. Nsikak Ekong, the immediate past member representing Ikot Ekpene Federal Constituency, facilitated the block of shops as a constituency project in February 2024,” Archibong stated.

He further said that the thieves did not stop at the stores; instead, they proceeded to demolish a VIP restroom and a Fadama-sponsored borehole on the market grounds, taking valuables such aluminum roofing sheets, doors, windows, overhead tanks, generators, and water pumps.

The commissioner said, “They also unleashed mayhem and intimidated locals, making them live in fear.”

According to Archibong, Chief Esu was the main suspect in the tragedy based on preliminary findings from the state’s investigation team.

“The main suspect in the attacks is Chief Monday Esu, the Village Head of Ikot Umo Essien, according to preliminary investigations,” he stated.

As a result, the traditional ruler has been ordered to provide the village council secretary all government property he owns while the investigation is ongoing.

The Commissioner restated the Akwa Ibom State Government’s commitment to upholding security and tranquility in every community throughout the state.

He issued a warning that if a traditional ruler or community leader was discovered to be encouraging illegal conduct, the government would not think twice about punishing them.

According to Archibong, “the Ministry will continue to uphold discipline and ensure that traditional institutions remain symbols of peace, unity, and development.”