Food

BREAD BEYOND REACH, CITIZENS LAMENT Bread is no longer a staple food in Nigeria as it has been priced beyond our reach, multiple citizens who spoke to Daily Trust across various states of the Federation said Wednesday. According to those interviewed by our correspondents in Gombe, Lagos, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, and Taraba, millions of Nigerians are now reeling under the …

BREAKING: NIGERIAN GOVT SUSPENDS TAX, IMPORT DUTIES FOR MAIZE, WHEAT, BROWN RICE The Federal Government on Monday announced the suspension of duties, tariffs and taxes for the importation of some food items through land and sea borders. The foods include maize, husked brown rice, wheat, and cowpeas. Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, disclosed this while announcing …

NIGERIAN WORKERS SPEND 65% OF SALARY ON FOODS – UN The United Nations (UN) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government to make dedicated budgetary allocation to curb food insecurity. The UN Director of World Food Programme (WFP) Africa Union Global Office, Dr. Hameed Nuru, made the call in Ilọrin, Kwara State capital, on Wednesday. He spoke as …

NAFDAC SHUTS DOWN 100 SHOPS IN ENUGU OVER SALE OF FAKE ALCOHOLIC DRINKS Officials of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have sealed at least 100 shops in Ogbete main market in Enugu for alleged selling of fake alcoholic beverages. The agency also confiscated a truckload of adulterated products as well as effected arrest of four …

MODERATE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES CONSUMPTION BENEFICIAL TO HEALTH – PROFESSOR A professor of Brewing Science and Technology in the Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Uyo, Prof Augustine Ogbonna, has said there is no part of the scriptures that opposes moderate use of alcohol. He said contrary to what people are made to believe, moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages …

TINUBU ORDERS PURCHASE, DISTRIBUTION OF N155B FOODSTUFFS TO NIGERIANS President Bola Tinubu has ordered the purchase and sale of foodstuff worth N155 billion to be distributed across the nation. The President gave the approval during the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday in Abuja where he urged state governors to work together to meet the needs of citizens. He …

COST OF FOOD RISES BY 61% IN ONE YEAR – NBS REPORT Cost of food has risen by 61 per cent from 25.25 per cent in June 2023 to 40.66 per cent in May 2024, highlighting a steady rise in the cost of living in Nigeria. This is according to an analysis of the latest Consumer Price Index and Inflation …

OPEN LAND BORDERS, NIGERIANS TELL FG, LAMENT OVER HIGH COST OF FOOD Nigerians have called on the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, to quickly open the country’s land borders to enable food to come from neighbouring countries to save citizens from starvation. The inflation figures released Saturday again show that, the food price indices increased as well …

MSF REPORTS INFLUX OF SEVERELY MALNOURISHED CHILDREN IN SEVEN NORTHERN STATES Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, has said it is facing an overwhelming influx of severely malnourished children in seven northern states at its medical facilities. A statement issued by the MSF Field Communication Officer in Nigeria, Abdulkareem Yakubu, said the affected states are Kano, …

NIGERIA JOINS LIST OF HUNGER HOTSPOTS ~ UN REPORT Data from the UN Humanitarian Aid shows that at least 18 crisis locations—which are already experiencing food insecurity—may experience a “acute food insecurity” if help is not delivered quickly. The report noted that since October 2023, Nigeria and some other countries have joined a host of others on the list of …