Food

HUNGER, POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT MARK TINUBU’S FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE President Bola Tinubu’s first year in office has thrown many Nigerians into hunger with an ample lack of basic amenities while unemployment keeps rising, the latest survey by the African Polling Institute (API) shows. In its survey, API, an independent, non-profit, and non-partisan opinion research think-tank noted that an overwhelming majority …

AFDB, FG TO PARTNER ENUGU STATE IN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING The African Development Bank (AFDB) and the federal government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the Ministry of Finance, yesterday, disclosed its readiness to partner with the Enugu State Government in the development of Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SPAZ) in the state. This was in line with the …

RISING INFLATION: HOW LOW INCOME EARNERS BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL Low income earners are struggling to meet their basic needs amidst the high cost of commodities occasioned by rising inflation. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its consumer price index for March 2024 revealed that headline inflation rose to 33.20 per cent in the month from 31.70 per cent in …

NAIRA BEST-PERFORMING CURRENCY IN APRIL, TO EXCHANGE BELOW N1,000/$ – GOLDMAN SACHS A report by Goldman Sachs economists said that with the appreciation rate of the Naira in the foreign exchange market, the currency may exchange below N1,000 per Dollar in the coming months. The think-tank disclosed this in its latest report on Nigeria’s economic realities. The report stated that …

HUNGER: ANGER AS MANY NIGERIANS DIE IN SEARCH OF PALLIATIVES Several Nigerians lost their lives in the past few days while struggling to benefit from palliatives being distributed by the government amid the rising hunger in the land. The latest is the unfortunate incident at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, where two students were reported dead during the distribution of …