Minister of information and culture, on Wednesday, said terrorist sect, Boko Haram is responsible for the scarcity of tomatoes in the country. The price of tomato has in the last two months, sky-rocketed and millions of Nigerians were compelled to find a substitute for the staple. Although the Minister of agriculture, Audu Ogbeh had attributed... Read More

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May 22, 2016

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Tomato festival in Spain, scarcity in Nigeria (PHOTOS)

For about a month now, the availability of tomatoes in the market has been so low, driving prices through the roof – upwards of 400 percent according to Nigerians. Before the current scarcity, Nigeria was the 14th largest producer of tomatoes in the world and the largest producer of tomatoes in sub-Saharan Africa. According to... Read More

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May 14, 2016

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Dangote has stopped producing tomatoes

The newly commissioned Dangote Tomato Processing Factory in Kano state has announced the suspension of its operations. The Managing Director of the factory, Abdulkadir Kaita revealed this bit of information to News Agency of Nigeria on Friday, May 13 in Kano. According to Kaita, the factory, which was commissioned in February, 2016 suspended production due to the lack... Read More

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