Tag: Hunger
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Isolating Nigerian workers with hunger – Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa TWO meteors hit humanity early this year. The coronavirus variant called COVID-19 which has so far claimed some 640,000 lives. The virus forced humanity into physical and social distancing; lockdowns and pin downs in what would otherwise have been an unreasonable wrestling match between billions of humans and a microscopic organism. The…
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COVID-19: FAO warns over rise in hunger in Africa
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned on the rising hunger in Africa, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Abebe Haile-Gabriel, the organization’s Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, hunger is on the rise in all regions of Africa, particularly in Sub-Saharan…
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We are dying of hunger-DJs lament
The Professional Disc Jockeys Association of Nigeria (PDJAN) has said the association is the worst-hit in the entertainment industry by the restrictions occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic. Onyenegecha Isaac, the association’s media officer, who spoke with NAN in Lagos on Thursday, pointed out that the social distancing precaution has made them to shut down activities.…
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Hunger: IDPs in Abuja beg FG for palliatives
The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Wasa community of the Federal Capital Territory have appealed to the Federal Government to provide them with food palliatives and other needs to ease their lives. Mr Joffrey Bitrus, the Chairman of Wasa IDP Camp, who spoke with journalists on Thursday, alleged that the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs had…
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There is so much hunger in Nigeria – Comedian, AY cries out
Popular Comedian and Actor, Ayo Makun simply known and addressed as AY has bemoaned the rate of hunger due to the lockdown as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic. AY cried out after more than 35,000 social media users trooped to his comment section to drop their account numbers in anticipation of a giveaway. He…
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COVID-19: If we are not careful, hunger will kill people, Obaseki’s wife warns
The wife of the Edo State Governor, Betsy Obaseki, has warned that diverting relief materials meant for the vulnerable in the society will further compound the current difficulties being experienced over the coronavirus pandemic. According to her, hunger could be an even bigger threat to life than the virus. Mrs Obaseki said this while handing…
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Nigeria may slide further into hunger crisis – UN agency
Nigeria is one of the countries that are most at risk of sliding further into hunger crisis this year without a rapid response and greater investment, according to a news report by the United Nations World Food Programme. Others are Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Haiti, Central Sahel (Mali, Burkina and Western Niger), Democratic Republic of Congo,…
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No sign of hunger in Nigeria – Agric Minister
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Sabo Nanono on Monday said Nigeria is producing enough to feed itself, contrary to the narrative in some quarters that there is hunger in the land. Nanono said this at a news conference in Abuja as part of the activities to mark the 2019 World Food Day…
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SDGs: Buhari reiterates commitment to reducing poverty, hunger
President Muhammadu Buhari says reducing extreme poverty and hunger is one of the cardinal objectives of his administration. The president stated this in a keynote address at the Nigeria high level side event on ‘SDG Integration – Bridging the Policy Planning – Budgeting Gap for the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.’ In a statement…
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Xenophobia as a symptom for deepening hunger in Africa!, By Henry Boyo
BY HENRY BOYO The latest, widespread, currency of the word, Xenophobia, is, arguably, instigated by media reports in September, 2019, of the looting and burning, of several shops, allegedly, owned in South Africa, by foreign nationals, primarily, from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Somalia and Ethiopia. Incidentally, xenophobia is defined as “dislike of, or, prejudice against people from…