Tag: food insecurity

The flooding, triggered by torrential rainfall and the overflow of the River Benue, has affected several communities in the Eke ...

Malnutrition admissions at 10 ICRC-supported health facilities in north-eastern Nigeria rose from approximately 17,000 to nearly 20,000 between January and ...

“Nigeria is supported by improved macroeconomic stability and favourable terms-of-trade effects, though higher prices for essentials are expected to further ...

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has appealed for $89 million to sustain food and nutrition assistance for millions ...

From Dialogue to Action: Africa Social Impact Summit 2026 countdown begins with landmark press conference in Abuja spotlighting Africa’s development ...

According to a statement issued Tuesday, the policy followed consultations with stakeholders in Nigeria’s nutrition sector across public and private ...

Mr Shettima said the “Back to the Farm” initiative is designed to curb inflation, reduce foreign exchange spending on food ...

The Labondo resettlement project was meant to be a turning point, a shift from temporary displacement to long-term stability.

The governor also disclosed that Katsina contributed N1 billion to the Children’s Nutrition Fund in partnership with UNICEF, while more ...

120 vulnerable households per ward have been identified for food distribution while 35,000 discharged children are to receive special nutrition ...

Diana Japaridze, Head of the ICRC office in Maiduguri, described the growing pressure on households as the lean season began ...

The report said the annual food inflation rate in June 2025 was 21.97 per cent.

“Flooding has been in town for 10 years. It's now becoming an annual crisis, destroying farms and food supplies."

Back-to-back flood incidents in many states in recent years, as well as conflicts and general insecurity in rural communities, have ...

Photo Credit: WFP/Giulio d'Adamo Nigeria is grappling with a multitude of significant challenges, each akin to a 'ticking time bomb' ...

The protracted crisis in Cabo Delgado requires a triple nexus approach to climate change, conflict and humanitarian assistance.

Mr Kyari says that about 12.9 per cent of the globally poor people are found in Nigeria as at 2022 ...

NRCS, citing a report, said over 31.5 million Nigerians are projected to face food insecurity by October 2024.

The National Secretary of APC made the claim when confronted with NBS' latest data on Nigeria's inflation on the Channels ...

After nearly a year of brutal civil war between rival militaries in Sudan, food production has been hit and communities ...

Many agritech companies still play as middlemen and aggregators. Some of them are the middlemen who dictate the prices in ...

“We speak about food hunger because it is real. But palliatives are temporary stop-gap policies. They do not reach the ...

NCRS said it targets to reach 2.5 million people in 16 states in an intervention it tagged “Nigerians for Nigerians”.

There are reports suggesting that food insecurity could worsen in Nigeria in 2024