{"id":14245,"date":"2026-11-10T15:15:45","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T15:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/we-can-feed-ourselves-bring-food-prices-down-tinubu-tells-nigerians\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T15:15:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T15:15:45","slug":"we-can-feed-ourselves-bring-food-prices-down-tinubu-tells-nigerians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/we-can-feed-ourselves-bring-food-prices-down-tinubu-tells-nigerians\/","title":{"rendered":"We can feed ourselves, bring food prices down \u2014 Tinubu tells Nigerians"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"306\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/We-can-feed-ourselves-bring-food-prices-down-\u2014-Tinubu-tells-Nigerians.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"We can feed ourselves, bring food prices down \u2014 Tinubu tells Nigerians\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/We-can-feed-ourselves-bring-food-prices-down-\u2014-Tinubu-tells-Nigerians.jpg 306w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tinubu12-300x278.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Ayobami Okerinde<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Bola Tinubu has expressed confidence that Nigeria can achieve food sufficiency, saying his administration will harness the country\u2019s agricultural potential to reduce food prices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tinubu spoke on Tuesday at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said Nigeria had enough arable land, human resources and commitment to produce sufficient food for its population, pledging increased investment in mechanised farming, irrigation and agricultural research.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have the arable land. We have the commitment. We have the people. We can feed ourselves, and we will bring the food prices down to the minimum,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur universities will be involved in research and development, more in agriculture than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tinubu disclosed that his administration planned to establish six mechanised farming service centres across the country\u2019s six geopolitical zones to improve agricultural productivity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the removal of petrol subsidy, Tinubu criticised those calling for its restoration, describing them as liars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He questioned how the government would fund road construction and maintenance, as well as meet other public commitments, if subsidy payments were reinstated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow will you pay for those commitments, repair the roads and maintain them? How will you function? the labourers, the granite suppliers, and the rock suppliers; they are eating and surviving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tinubu also defended the student loan scheme, describing it as a weapon against poverty, and promised to sustain the initiative.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNELFUND is our weapon against poverty, and we will continue in that direction,\u201d Tinubu added.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/we-can-feed-ourselves-bring-food-prices-down-tinubu-tells-nigerians\/\">We can feed ourselves, bring food prices down \u2014 Tinubu tells Nigerians<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ayobami Okerinde President Bola Tinubu has expressed confidence that Nigeria can achieve food sufficiency, saying his administration will harness the country\u2019s agricultural potential to reduce food prices. 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