Tag: Food
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TNG Deal Breakers: How Nigeria can incentivize agriculture for food sufficiency
China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and a host of other Asian countries with large populations produce enough grains like rice for local consumption and ship the rest – perhaps of doubtful quality, to Africa, with Nigeria as the main destination. The government of the day and in the past appear just satisfied with this situation.
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Food, cooking gas, kerosene prices continue to soar in Nigeria
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that the prices of selected food items increased in December 2022.
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Food prices continue to rise in Nigeria
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said that prices of selected food items increased in October.
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We have enough food to feed Nigerians – FG
The Federal Government on Monday assured the citizens that the country had enough to eat and there would be no shortage of food.
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How prices of food continue to rise in Nigeria
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that prices of selected food items increased in September.
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Chefs: Behind healthy food choices, promoting healthy children
“In lack or in excess, problems of nutrition always encompass inappropriate choices and practices and nutrition education is an important step in empowering the consumer to make healthy food choices,” says the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). A core of those who help in making healthy food choices are the chefs; trained professional cooks and…
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Victims cry out for help as flood claims 16-year-old in Bayelsa
A 16-year-old boy, Temedi Yerimene drowned in the ravaging flood at Igbogene Community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
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Buhari’s 2023 Budget speech
I am very pleased to be here today to present the 2023 Budget Proposals at this Joint Session of the National Assembly. This is the last time I will be laying the budget of the Federal Government of Nigeria before the National Assembly.
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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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Untold hardship as prices of food continue to soar in Nigeria
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has released the Selected Food Prices Watch Report for August as the hardship in Nigeria continues to bite harder.