President Bola Tinubu has directed a Federal Executive Council committee to intensify efforts aimed at bringing down food prices across Nigeria.
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, disclosed the directive in Abuja on Wednesday during a capacity-building workshop for Senate correspondents. He said the President ordered the committee to prioritise measures that will guarantee the safe passage of farm produce across the country’s transport routes, a move expected to ease logistics bottlenecks and lower costs.
Abdullahi explained that the intervention forms part of Tinubu’s broader food sovereignty agenda, which focuses not just on availability, but also on affordability, accessibility, and nutrition. He revealed that the government is preparing to roll out a Farmer Soil Health Scheme to enhance agricultural productivity, alongside a reformed cooperative initiative designed to mobilise resources and empower rural farmers.
“Mr. President has shown tremendous
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