Tag: FOOD

‘Nigeria spends $10bn annually on food import’ – Agric. Minister

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Nigeria spends about $10 billion annually on food imports despite vast agricultural potential, the Minister of Agriculture and Foodb Security, Abubakar Kyari, has said. Kyari disclosed this yesterday at the ‘First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. 2025 Agric and Export Expo’, which was held in Lagos.. Represented by his Special Adviser, Ibrahim AlÆ™ali, the minister described the rising food import bill as unsustainable and stressed the need for increased financing to boost local production and exports. “Nigeria spends over $10 billion annually importing food such as wheat, rice, sugar, fish, and…

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Nigeria, 12 others selected for $93m US food aid scheme

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The United States government has listed Nigeria and 12 other nations among the beneficiaries of its $93 million emergency food assistance programme set aside to address worsening hunger and malnutrition. Speaking recently at a press briefing, the principal deputy spokesperson for the US State Department, Tommy Pigott, said the aid will also cover essential food commodities, targeted nutritional support, and emergency logistics. “Today marks the first 200 days of the Trump Administration, and with it 200 days of delivering results and real wins for the American people. Under the leadership…

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Hardship: ‘Adulterated foods flooding Nigerian markets’, FG warns

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…Says palm oil mixed with dye, lard The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, (FCCPC), has raised the alarm over the increase in adulterated and contaminated foods in the markets. FCCPC Acting Executive Vice-chairman, Adamu Abdullahi,  who stated this in Abuja yesterday, said that some traders were engaging in various forms of adulteration without considering the health implications for consumers. Abdullahi said this at a one-day sensitisation for traders, farmers, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), and the public on the forceful ripening of fruits, adulterated palm oil, contaminated meat, and grains.…

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Lagos to open discounted food markets today

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Lagos State Government will today launch the ‘Ounje Eko’ food markets, offering discounted prices on essential food items across the State. The markets will offer Lagos residents a 25% discount on staple food items like rice, beans, garri, bread, eggs, tomatoes, and pepper. The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, who disclosed this in an issued statement on Friday, said Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has directed that ‘Ounje Eko’ food markets should commence discounted sale of food items across the five divisions of Lagos effective from today, Sunday.…

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CBN provides N100bn fertilisers to boost food production

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The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), has handed over N100bn worth of fertilisers to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to boost food production across the country. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, handed over the 2.15 million bags of fertilisers to the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, yesterday, at the headquarters of the Ministry in Abuja. In his address at the handing over ceremony, Cardoso said one of the primary mandates of CBN was to maintain price stability, stressing that the cost of food was a…

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Ramadan: Sokoto votes N6.7bn for feeding, Jigawa slashes working hours

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The Sokoto State government has earmarked N6.7billion for the feeding of poor and underprivileged persons in the state during the 30-day Ramadan fast. Governor Ahmed Aliyu disclosed this during the flag-off of the distribution of grains to 18,400 orphans and the destitute across the State, at the State Government House on Monday. He noted that the under-privileged persons would be fed at the 605 Ramadan feeding centres created by the State. Giving the breakdown of the expenditure, the governor said N1.2bn was allocated to 244 wards feeding centres while N797.9m was…

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Food, Beverages manufacturers, producers groan over 34% unsold inventory

Aminu Imam

The harsh economic weather occasioned by rising prices, a fall in demand of manufactured goods and exchange rate collapse together with other ancillary factors have all conspired to fuel a 20 percent fall in the production of food and beverages, a development, which has in turn, led to jump in the stock of unsold inventory to 34 percent. Following the declining demand from consumers as a result of persistent rise in prices reflected in further rise in food inflation rate to 31.52% in October, manufacturers of food and beverages have…

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Terrorism, poorly regulated economy threat to food security – Expert

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A Medical Imaging Scientist, Dr Livinus Abonyi, has identified terrorism and poorly regulated economy as major threats to the realisation of food security in the country. Abonyi said this on Monday in an interview in Lagos as the World Food Day (WFD) is celebrated globally. The theme of this year’s celebration is, “Water is life, Water is food. Leave no one behind.” The theme aims to highlight the critical role of water for life and water as the foundation of our food. Abonyi, a Lecturer at the Lagos State College…

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Food Insecurity: ‘Biting hunger resulting from low-crop yield leading to mortality in North’ – Stakeholders

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Across Nigeria, in spite of the advent of rainy season which led to heavy rainfall, the annual seasonal farming in northern Nigeria, stakeholders have raised alarm that biting hunger resulting from low crop yield is leading to mortality in the North, resulting in food insecurity in the region. Lamenting the situation to newsmen, a father of five, ‘Malam’ Garba, (not his real name), from an Adamawa community, said he lost his first daughter, A’isha, as a result of hunger resulting from low crop yield. At the burial ground, when Aisha…

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Insufficient Tents,Food: NAHCON dissatisfied with Saudi service providers

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir, Makkah. Following the insufficient tents in Mina, Makkah where pilgrims are expected to spend three to four nights, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, said it is dissatisfied with the Saudi Arabia Service providers. The Chairman of the Commission, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan said the Saudi company with the sole responsibility of securing enough tents at the Mashã’ir for Nigerians has not lived upto expectations. Fielding questions from journalists in Muna on the sad phenomenon, the Commission chairman said even food supply by the contracted…

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