Tag: FAO
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33m Nigerians to face food crisis in 2025 – Report
The Cadre Harmonisé (CH) Report for October has predicted that at least 33.1 million people in 26 States and the FCT would face food and nutrition crisis between June and August 2025.
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UN expresses worry over impact of flooding in Nigeria
The UN has expressed concern over the flooding in Nigeria, which has impacted the lives of more than 2.8 million men, women and children.
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High Commissioner applauds Canada’s interventions in Borno
The Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr James Christoff has expressed satisfaction with the impact of Canada’s intervention in strengthening the resilience of victims of insurgency in Borno. Christoff made this observation in Maiduguri while speaking to newsmen at an agricultural exhibition by some of the beneficiaries of the Canadian interventions through Food and Agriculture…
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FAO officials to arrive Nigeria today for food security agenda
In order to improve the governance of the food system in the country, United Nations (FAO) assistant director-general, Abebe Haile-Gabriel and the deputy director of the office of emergencies and resilience, Shukri Ahmed will visit Nigeria today Monday for the food security agenda.
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UN, FAO raise alarm: Food insecurity looms in Northern Nigeria
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – Global Environment Facility (GEF) said the United Nations (UN) – Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) had warned that people in northern Nigeria are at risk of acute food insecurity. The UN-FAO projected that an estimated 13 million people in the area face the risk of acute food insecurity…
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Our leaders eat on behalf of the people – Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa. As A Nigerian, I worry a lot about the army of beggars and the hungry on the streets. I reflect a lot on the saying that if the poor have nothing to eat, they will eat the rich. I reason that hunger is a major feeder of the growing army of kidnappers,…
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World food prices slip in September – FAO
World food prices slipped in September from the month before, with only sugar posting a rise, the UN food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat and sugar, averaged 165.4 points last month. The figure is…