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 …

Nigeria is set to develop the implementation strategy for Food System Transformation Pathway in order to boost security and reduce unemployment among youths and women. The National Convenor of the UN Food Systems and Director of Social Development, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Sanjo Faniran said in Abuja that the strategy would address the questions of poverty, inadequate …

Federal Government on Wednesday unveiled plans to provide free meals to all primary school children nationwide by 2030. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq gave the assurance in Abuja, at the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme Policy Stakeholder Validation workshop. The Minister who was represented by the National Coordinator, National Social Investment …