The average price of imported food commodities to Nigeria rose to its highest level, reaching 34 per cent in one year between April 2023 and April 2024. This represents an increase of 200 basis points from 32 per cent recorded in March 2024, according to an analysis of the Consumer Price Index report released by the National Bureau of Statistics …

Dear Nigerians, My administration is dedicated to evolving home-grown solutions to tackle our nation’s food security challenges head-on including setting up schemes to bolster local food production and cut out all forms of rent-seeking tied to food importation. I reiterated this commitment during my emergency meeting today at the State House, with all 36 state governors, the Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, …

The Sokoto State House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging the state government to ban the exportation of food items to neighbouring countries to curb food inflation. This followed the adoption of a motion on a matter of urgent public importance by Shamsu Aliyu (APC-Wurno) at Wednesday’s plenary in Sokoto. Presenting the motion, Aliyu said the matter had to …

The Federal Government yesterday moved to stem rising food prices in the country by directing the Special Presidential Committee on Emergency Food Intervention to immediately wade in. Assuring Nigerians that there was no food shortage, the government alleged that saboteurs were capitalising on Naira’s depreciation to escalate the cost of food items. Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi …

Nigeria’s headline inflation maintained its upward trajectory in a worrisome dimension as the inflation rate hit 28.92 per cent in December 2023 relative to the November 2023 headline inflation rate which was 28.20 per cent, largely driven by the soaring prices of basic food items and the impact of cost of energy on transportation. This is as the director general …

A regional food security analysis by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), and World Food Programme (WFP) have said food insecurity and malnutrition reached new highs in West and Central Africa as funding to address acute needs dwindles. The report released yesterday in Dakar said despite considerable efforts by governments and partners, food …

Ebonyi and Abia states led as food prices jumped by 31 per cent within in 12 months from July 2022 to July 2023. This is according to an analysis of the ‘Selected Food Price Watch,’ a report published on a monthly basis by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The selected food items include staples such as rice (1kg), beans …

More people experience food and nutrition insecurity in Borno, Katsina, Kaduna, Jigawa, and Kano states, according to United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). It noted Cadre Harmonisé report said 17.6 million in 26 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT),  suffer from food and nutrition crises. The report added between March and May, the top food and nutrition insecure states were Lagos …

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has said no government can provide food to its entire communities. While supervising the distribution of food items to 18,000 heads of households at Damboa Local Government Area on Monday, the governor noted that his government has identified and selected the most vulnerable citizens to be the beneficiaries of the subsidy removal palliatives to help …

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has warned Nigeria and other African countries to brace up for higher food prices, following recent developments that have temporarily halted Ukraine’s food exports to African countries. At a virtual press conference on Thursday, USAID’s Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming, Isobel Coleman said that Russia’s decision to withdraw from the Black …