Tag: Food
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BREAKING: EFCC intercepts 21 truck load of food items being diverted to neighbouring countries
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, arrested 21 trucks loaded with food and other non-food items being diverted out of the country.
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We did not ban movements of food items to other states – Bago clarifies
Gov. Umar Bago of Niger State has clarified misconceptions regarding the state’s stance on the mass purchase of food items from the state to other states in the country. The governor said this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Monday.
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Hardship: Church opens bakery to support members with ‘daily bread’
The Shepherd House Assembly International has launched its Shepherd’s Sure Bread to assist the indigents in the Church and other communities.
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Presidency says efforts on to ramp up food supply
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is in the final stages of releasing 42,000 metric tonnes of assorted food items to support the vulnerable populations across the country.
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President Tinubu meets governors on food, security
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is meeting with state governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting is attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima and National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu.
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Nigeria grapples with growing food insufficiency
The Federal Government has disclosed that no fewer than 88.5 million Nigerians were faced with insufficient food consumption while the figure was projected to increase by six million in December.
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How food prices continue to rise in Nigeria
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says prices of beef, rice, beans, tomato, and other food items increased in October.
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Subsidy: Nigerians face difficulty in accessing food items – Expert
Prof. Abdulazeez Lawal of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management of University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has submitted that removal of fuel subsidy and floating of the exchange rate has made many Nigerians face difficulty accessing food items.
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50 poisoned at wedding
No fewer than 50 people were poisoned at a wedding in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk due to spoiled food, local media reported. According to the report, the incident occurred in the town of Hawija, west of
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Nigeria mobilises $500m for food system transformation – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has disclosed that Nigeria has mobilised more than half a billion dollars for innovative, profitable, equitable and sustainable food system transformation initiatives.