food security

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on food security, approving that all matters concerning food and water availability and affordability, as essential livelihood items, be included within the purview of the…

The United Nations (UN) has allocated $20 million to urgently ramp up the response to the alarming food security and nutrition crisis in the North-East of Nigeria. UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq disclosed this at a news conference on…

African Union (AU) member states have called on governments to speed up investment, coordination and implementation of programmes to improve nutrition and food security in Africa. In a statement issued on the website of the African…

An agriculturist, Dr Fadlullah Issa, on Monday called for better policies and programmes that would enhance food security in Nigeria. Issa, a Fellow of National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services, made the call in an…

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says residents of the state consume about N4.5 billion worth of food daily just as he reiterated his commitment to food security. Sanwo-Olu said this at the opening ceremony of a two-day zonal…

By Matthew Eloyi It may seem as though the world’s population is higher than its available resources hence it is estimated that between 720 and 811 million people in the world faced hunger in 2020, and around 660 million people may still…

African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a 14 million U.S. dollar grant to boost food security, value addition and trade in South Sudan. Benedict Kanu, AfDB country manager for South Sudan, said the five-year project would be…