•Tinubu and palliatives Nigerians have said the distribution of palliatives by the federal government was not the solution to the food shortage facing the country. They urged President Bola Tinubu to declare an emergency in food security, introduce a national food policy, and tackle insecurity caused by herders, which had forced farmers in dif...
•A market place Nigeria’s inflation figure has reached a new high, hitting 34.19 % for June 2024, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of State Statistics (NBS). This is an increase of 0.24% points when compared to the inflation figure for May 2024 released by the NBS. “In June 2024, the headline […]
A housewife, Kafayat Ajoke, begged an Ilorin Court for divorce over husband, Aminullahi Ibrahim’s inability to provide food for his family. The petitioner also sought custody of the two children and N100,000 monthly as maintenance and feeding allowance. “I noticed that my husband changed after he lost his job one year ago. “He does not [&helli...
The Senate has called on the federal government to as a matter of urgency address the problem of hunger in the land caused by food insecurity which has created what it described as an emergency. According to the Senate, the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government should take measures to fight the current food insecurity in […]
•Minister of Agriculture, Abubakar Kyari. The federal government, yesterday, announced a 150-day duty-free import window for food commodities as it stepped up efforts to tackle rising inflation which had impoverished many Nigerians. The government also expressed its decision to collaborate with states to expand land cultivation across the coun...
•Food stuffs The United Nations has again predicted that 82 million Nigerians, about 64 per cent of the country’s population, may go hungry by 2030, calling on the government to tackle climate change, pest infestations, and other threats to agricultural productivity. The prediction comes in the wake of a persistent hike in food prices in [&hel...
“We don’t tell people about prices of tomatoes and pepper again because they may fluctuate at any time. Sometimes, we sell at a particular price in the morning and by noon or evening, the price changes.” This was how Mrs Hannatu Ajiji, an official at the Tomatoes/pepper Market along Bauchi Ring Road, Jos, Plateau State, […]
Coalition of South East Youths leaders, COSEYL, today blamed the cause of food scarcity on open grazing and banditry in the country. The President General of COSEYL, Goodluck Ibem, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri, while commenting on the level of hunger in the country, reports Vanguard. According to the group, “The Coalition of South [&hel...
•Alex Otti The Abia State governor, Alex Otti, has made a case for the establishment of agricultural ventures across Nigeria as a panacea to food insecurity. While underscoring the need for all to embrace agriculture for sufficiency, Otti highlighted that a whooping N7.8 trillion was spent by the Nigerian government on food imports over the [&...
•Foodstuffs Prices of essential food items have gone up by at least 30 per cent between December and April in at least eight states, according to surveys by our correspondents. The development has made consumers in the country groan, saying the hikes in the prices of goods have affected their budgets, reports The PUNCH Prices […]
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