NEC moves to boost food security

…endorses NASENI’s star irrigation pumps

—Seeks Tinubu’s support for wide production

—It’s a impervious that Nigerian ingenuity tin vie with the satellite – Shettima

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru

ABUJA — IN a determined effort to boost nutrient information successful Nigeria, the National Economic Council, NEC, connected Thursday endorsed solar-powered irrigation pumps produced by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, NASENI, for nationalist rollout up of the 2025 adust play farming.

The NASENI star irrigation pump, produced to regenerate the petrol-powered pump, is aimed astatine reinforcing the nation’s nutrient information strategy, arsenic it is expected to summation cultivation productivity, little operational cost, higher incomes and amended livelihoods.

At its 152nd gathering held astatine the Presidential Villa, Abuja, NEC endorsed the usage of the star irrigation pump and resolved to adequately notify President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his approval.

In anticipation of the President’s support and the request to supply backing for NASENI, the Council besides mandated the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, to enactment retired modalities of backing to alteration NASENI to wide nutrient the star irrigation pumps and administer successful clip for the 2025 adust season.

Chairman of the Council, Vice President Kashim Shettima, who presided implicit the meeting, said the scaled-up star irrigation pumps is an denotation that Nigerians tin vie astatine the planetary level with their creativity.

“We indispensable besides look the situation of innovation successful agriculture. NASENI’s scaled-up star irrigation pumps are acceptable for nationalist rollout up of the 2025 adust season. These pumps regenerate costly petrol-powered systems, little farmers’ costs, grow dry-season cultivation, and adjacent supply backup powerfulness for households.

“Their precocious features, including GPS tracking, mobile app dashboards, usage monitoring, and pay-as-you-go integration, beryllium that Nigerian ingenuity tin vie with the world,” helium stated.

Shettima said the innovation by NASENI “will not lone boost nutrient information but besides unlock c recognition opportunities” for farmers crossed the country.

The Vice President hinted astatine different efforts by the Tinubu medication to guarantee nutrient security, saying recently, “250,000 farmers person been insured crossed 8 states, the 30 percent Value Addition Bill is advancing, and the ₦250 cardinal Bank of Agriculture installation is being activated to scope smallholders.”

Briefing State House correspondents, the politician of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori gave update connected relationship equilibrium arsenic astatine 17th September, 2025.

According to him, the Excess Crude Account was $ 535,823.39, the Stabilization Account was N83,495,784,133.24 , portion the Natural Resources Account stood astatine N125,818,396,257.41

The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, said the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG, briefed NEC connected the forthcoming of the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit.

The Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum said the National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, briefed connected the Anticipatory Action Framework for Reverine Flooding successful Nigeria.

The politician said the model outlined a proactive strategy to trim the humanitarian and economical impacts of riverine flooding done aboriginal warning, targeted preparedness, and coordinated response.

He said the objectives were to support susceptible households, particularly successful 13 high-risk states, alteration timely and dignified interventions earlier flooding peaks,

institutionalize anticipatory enactment crossed ministries, departments and agencies. MDAs, and to absorption connected equity, ensuring nary assemblage is near behind.

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