As part of ongoing efforts aimed at tackling the menace of food scarcity across the country the House of Representatives is to organise a national summit on food security and nutrition. The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion on food scarcity in Nigeria, nutritional dangers and the urgent need for more government remedial measures to address food shortages ahead of the rainy/farming season, sponsored by Chike […]
To help make healthy diets affordable for all people at all times, and track progress towards global goals at the national, and sub-national levels, the federal government and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) have launched a Cost of Healthy Diet (CoHD), indicator. The indicator is a Tracking and monitoring publication that shows the cost of a healthy diet and offers valuable insights for policymakers, researchers, as well as […]
The US has announced it’s resuming delivery of food aid for refugees in Ethiopia after a five-month hiatus. This comes after the authorities in Addis Ababa agreed to step away from distributing the supplies. Washington suspended aid in May - following a similar move by the UN - saying it had found “widespread and coordinated” theft of food aid. Reforms made by the Ethiopian government that led to the resumption […]
By Florence Adewale To address the present economic situation, the Federal Government says it will promote economic growth, and food security, and tackle unemployment and corruption in the Country. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume made this known at a world News Conference in Abuja ahead of the nation's sixty-third Independence Anniversary. He said the Bola Tinubu-led administration also pledged to fast-track policies that […]
The Federal Government has pledged commitment to harnessing the positive impact of flooding for sustainable agricultural development and food security in Nigeria. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utsev made this known during a visit to the National Hydrological Service Agency, NIHSA, an agency under his ministry in Abuja. According to Prof. Utsev, flooding has both positive and negative impacts, and the government is working to mitigate the […]
Food insecurity has become an issue in Nigeria and across the continent. To this end, A Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO), She-Farmers Initiative Nigeria, is to empower over 20,000 female farmers to address food insecurity. At the launch of the initiative in Abuja, the President, Mrs. Kudirat Ande, said the intervention was targeted at empowering African women in agriculture. Inaugurating the She-farmers' Advisory Board and members of the Executives for the […]
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has said it is making efforts to ensure the elimination of trans-fats consumption in food. Speaking at a press briefing to announce the gazette of reviewed Fats, Oil, and Food containing Fats and Oil Regulation 2022 and Pre-Packaged Food Labelling Regulation 2022, Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said the move came as part of efforts to reduce the rising […]
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