82 million Nigerians may go hungry by 2030 – UN
The United Nations (UN) has warned that 82 million Nigerians may go hungry by 2030 as a result of the food crisis in the country. The UN, in its report, said this
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As the Federal Government continues to throw various solutions at the food crisis in the country occasioned by its twin policies of petrol subsidy removal and floating of the naira, there are
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Oyo State governor and Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that there is no truth in the claim by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, that
Falana insists on price control as Shettima blames saboteurs for food crisisÂ
To combat escalating food prices in the country, plans are underway by the Federal Government to release fresh 60,000 tonnes of grains to complement the 42,000 tonnes earlier released from its silos.
Food crisis: Hike in prices artificial, says group
The Yoruba Youth Socio-Cultural Association (YYSA) has said the hike in prices of food items in the country is more artificial than economic theory-driven.
Food crisis: Set up taskforce to tackle saboteurs in grains distribution, APC chieftain tells Tinubu
Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has urged President Bola Tinubu, to set up a special taskforce for the distribution of the approved 42,000
Food crisis grips northern Nigeria sparking protests
Desperate Nigerians have been protesting against soaring food prices as an economic crisis forces people to skip meals and eat poor-grade rice used as fish food.
The unsustainability of extractivism
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Expert seeks aggressive investments in agric sector
An expert in agriculture, Nuel Chinedu, has said Nigeria needs aggressive investments in the agricultural sector to overcome food crisis and challenges in the nation’s power sector.
Harder times loom as fuel crisis lingers
The near-term inflation outlook appears increasingly unpredictable, as the petrol shortage crisis and the rising cost of diesel have added to other challenges driving up prices of essential commodities...