The Federal Government has revealed that Nigeria has so far lost more than N1.3 billion to the outbreak of Tuta absoluta, a pest commonly known as the tomato leaf miner or “Tomato Ebola,” in three states.
President Bola Tinubu has graciously donated assorted food items to flood victims in Maiduguri, Borno State, including 100 trailers of milled rice, among other items.
First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Sergey Lukashevich says his country has signed a five-year action plan with his Nigerian counterpart aimed at boosting the agriculture sector for both countries.
The Minister of Agriculture, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has said that a severe infestation of the tomato crop is the reason for the scarcity and elevated prices of the essential food in the country.
