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Food prices skyrocket by 97% in one year, south-east hardest hit

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 24 January 2025 0

The cost of food in Nigeria has surged by 97 per cent between November 2023 and November 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) latest report has shown. This sharp increase reflects the mounting challenges faced by hou latest reportamidst economic pressures and rising inflation. The NBS

Opinion

High costs of food and prevailing hunger in Nigeria: A call for democratic control of Agriculture

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 9 December 2024 0

By Dooyum Naadzenga Nigeria faces an alarming rise in chronic hunger and food insecurity. Millions of households, particularly among the working class and poor farmers, are grappling with the harsh reality of starvation as food prices soar. Even middle-class families find it increasingly difficult to afford three square meals a day, highlighting a deepening food […]

News

Prof. James Adeyanju leading efforts towards improved food security and better nutrition

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2024 0

The food industry, a vital and fast-growing component of the agricultural value chain, is not just an industry for a few but rather an industry that affects the lives of everybody. Everybody eats, and It’s an industry that needs everybody’s contribution at all socioeconomic levels within the human communities. Considering the challenges of malnutrition in […]

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Food sufficiency remains FG’s priority – Minister

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 12 September 2024 0

The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Mr Joseph Utsev, says food sufficiency in Nigeria remains a priority of the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Utsev said this on Wednesday while on an assessment tour of the solarisation of the Centre Pivot Irrigation Unit of the Middle Ogun Irrigation Project, Iseyin, Oyo State. According to […]

News

PFSCU And NiMet Discuss Collaboration In Achieving President Tinubu’s Food Security Agenda

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2024 0

Officials of the Presidential Food Systems Coordination Unit (PFSCU), on Thursday, 22nd August 2024, paid a courtesy visit to the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike. The PFSCU team was led by Marion Moon, Secretary of the PFSCU Board and Technical Assistant on Agriculture to the […]

Headlines

INSECURITY: Pathetic story of Daniel Anavhe, Ogun migrant farmer constantly under the grips of armed herders

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 28 July 2024 0

As food insecurity continues to take a toll on the country, stakeholders have continuously urged the government to tackle the herder-farmer tension which is seen as one of the major factors contributing to declining output in the agric sector. This piece reviews the menace of rampaging herders through the eyes of a victim in the […]

Headlines

FG suspends taxes on imported food items

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 9 July 2024 0

.Imported food items like maize, wheat, others to enjoy a 150-day Duty-Free Import Window In a move to stem the rise in prices of food items, the Federal Government, on Monday, announced the suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes on some food items imported through land and sea borders. The Minister of Agriculture and Food […]

Headlines

Food riots very imminent in Nigeria, warns Agbakoba

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 3 July 2024 0

BY ORIAKU IJELE The complaints in various quarters about the high cost of food items are making many prominent citizens of Nigeria uncomfortable indeed. In the last one year, prices of basic food items have risen by over 80% and this is spawning fears of civil unrest by the Nigerian poor, whose number has risen […]

News

Nigeria’s high food inflation drives households to the brink

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 8 June 2024 0

BY OKEOGHENE AKUBUIKE There has been a continuous increase in food prices in the last one year, making it difficult for many Nigerians to afford basic staples, leading to hunger and malnourishment as witnessed by OKEOGHENE AKUBUIKE. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation report for April 2024 released by the National Bureau of […]

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Food security: FG targets rice, maize, others, for year-round cropping

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 14 May 2024 0

The Federal Government says its focus is to attain continuous year- round cropping in the dry and wet seasons farming to boost food production in the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, stated this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja. Kyari said that rice, maize, cassava, sesame, soyabean, sorghum and […]

Money

BoI launches palliative food programme

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 25 March 2024 0

By Motolani Oseni To cushion the effect of challenges currently faced by Nigerians, the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment has unveiled the Bank of Industry’s (BoI’s) palliative food programme. The Honourable Minister, Dr Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite, at the launch of the programme at BoI’s head office in Lagos, said the move is coming […]

Politics

NASS engages FG on way out of food crisis

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 20 March 2024 0

.. as Agric Minister roll out plans By Haruna Salami The National Assembly through its joint Committee on Agriculture Production Services and Rural Development , on Tuesday , engaged the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security on urgent solution to food inflation bedeviling the country . The Committee Chaired by Senator Saliu Mustapha ( APC […]

News

State: Highest, lowest food prices in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 15 March 2024 0

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has released a list of states with the highest and lowest food inflation in Nigeria. According to the Bureau, Kogi, Rivers, and Kwara states have the highest food inflation year-on-year in Nigeria. Kogi – 46.32% Rivers – 44.34% Kwara – 43.05% The report also revealed that Bauchi, Plateau and […]

News

Tinubu pushes for wage parity as Senate calls for food stamp

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 28 February 2024 0

By Ukpono Ukpong, Haruna Salami, Tom Okpe The Presidency and the National Assembly have pushed for a number of measures aimed at alleviating the effect of the biting economic hardship occasioned by high prices of food items in the country. One of such measures, the Expatriate Employment Levy (EEL) was unveiled on Tuesday in Abuja […]

Headlines

FG to release 60,000 metric tonnes of grains to stabilise food crisis

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 21 February 2024 0

BY Ukpono Ukpong In a bid to ensure food availability and stabilise prices amidst economic challenges, the federal government has announced plans to release an additional 60,000 metric tonnes of food grains. The decision was disclosed by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, during the Public Wealth Management Conference […]

Headlines

FG seeks support in food security, job creation

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 30 January 2024 0

By Ukpono Ukpong The Federal Government has pleaded with development partners for support in food security, job creation, agriculture, power sector and e-mobility. Making the plea in Abuja on Monday, Vice President Kashim Shettima sought the support of the partners to enable the administration deliver on its renewed hope agenda. The Vice President made the […]

News

Federal government unveils half a billion dollar plan for food security

Ihesiulo Grace 25 July 2023 0

The Bola Tinubu-led federal government has said it has mobilised over half a billion dollars to transform its food system. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Vice President Kashim Shettima made the disclosure on Monday while speaking at the UN Food Systems Summit in Rome, Italy. Shettima said the funds would be used to support innovative, profitable, […]

News

FG restates commitment to food security, MSEs growth

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2023 0

By Tom Garba The Federal Government said it was determined to maintain food security and facilitate the growth of Medium and Small Enterprises in the country Prince Clem Agba, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning said this in Yola during at ministerial town hall meeting on the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic […]

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Food commodity prices declined for the 12th consecutive month in March

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2023 0

By Joy Obakeye The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has said food commodity prices declined for the 12th consecutive month in March, driven by declines in world quotations for cereals and vegetable oils, The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly-traded food commodities, averaged […]

Business

Global food insecurity: Nigeria, India move to increase millet production

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2023 0

By Joy Obakeye Nigeria and India have unveiled advanced millet producing strategy and advocacy to increase millet production to tackle the looming global food insecurity and improving nutritional values. Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gangadharan Balasubramanian and Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Abubakar, disclosed this during the