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26.5m Nigerians at risk of food insecurity in 2024, says FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says no fewer than 26.5 million Nigerians in Borno, Sokoto and Zamfara states including the FCT, may face...

2023: UN agencies warn again of hunger in West, Central Africa

The UN agencies say the number of hungry people in West and Central Africa can reach a record high of 48 million in 2023,...

Organic agriculture stakeholders set to address food insecurity

Stakeholders in the organic agriculture sector on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, in Abuja pledged to ensure that Nigerians consume safe foods in order to...

AfDB urges increased financing to curb climate change, food insecurity

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for increased financing to reduce the effects of climate change and food insecurity in Africa. AfDB President, Dr...

FAO, Japan to address food insecurity, malnutrition in North-East

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), with funding from the Government of Japan, says it will address the worsening food...

UK donates £15m to tackle food insecurity, malnutrition in North-East Nigeria

The UK has announced that it will spend £15 million of emergency humanitarian funding to provide vital food and nutrition assistance for vulnerable people...

Horn of Africa faces most ‘catastrophic’ food crisis in decades – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the Horn of Africa is experiencing one of the worst hunger crises of the last 70...

Food insecurity: Stakeholders advocate adoption of agricultural biotechnology

Stakeholders in agriculture have called for adoption of biotechnology to address food crisis. They made this known at an event organised by the Alliance for...

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Abuja technology forum to convene youth, CSOs, media

PROMAD, a civic innovation organisation, says it will convene a one-day Hybrid Youth, CSO & Media Roundtable on Youth,...
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Nigeria unveils plan to lift 50m out of poverty by 2030

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro, has inaugurated the “One Humanitarian-One Poverty Response System...

Ikeja Electric cites generation drop for Lagos outages

Ikeja Electric (IE) says residents and businesses across Lagos are experiencing reduced electricity supply following a nationwide drop in...

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Abuja technology forum to convene youth, CSOs, media

PROMAD, a civic innovation organisation, says it will convene...

Nigeria unveils plan to lift 50m out of poverty by 2030

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr...