Experts Warn of Deepening Hunger as 31.8 Million Nigerians Face Food Insecurity
As food prices soar and malnutrition worsens across Nigeria, experts have expressed deep concern over the nation’s deteriorating food security ranking, warning that the crisis could intensify unless urgent action is taken. Speaking at the Nutritious Food…
From Food Aid to Food Providers: African Farmers Push for a New Role in Crisis Recovery
Across Africa’s conflict-hit regions, farmers are trapped between hunger and hardship. Many are cut off from their fields, traders face perilous journeys on broken roads, and millions have been displaced from their homes. However, despite the…
Nigeria’s Food Future: Stakeholders Task New Custodians as 2SCALE Bows Out After 13 Years
With food insecurity tightening its grip on Nigeria, stakeholders in the agricultural sector have urged that the nation must not allow recent gains in agribusiness to slip away. This charge came as the Netherlands-funded 2SCALE initiative formally handed…
UNICEF, ILO, EU Launch Social Protection Project in Oyo, Warn of Millions Left Behind
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and with funding support from the European Union (EU), has launched the Supporting Sustainable Social Protection Systems in Nigeria (SUSI)…
Tinubu Moves to Tackle Soaring Food Prices with Safe Passage Plan for Farmers
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a Federal Executive Council (FEC) committee to urgently fast-track measures aimed at curbing the rising cost of food in Nigeria, as households struggle under worsening food insecurity. The Minister of State for…
Yabatech Wins EU Grant to Pioneer Solar-Powered Aquaponics for Food Security
Nigeria’s oldest polytechnic, Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), has secured a €117,000 ( N200million plus ) research grant from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme to drive agricultural innovation through a solar-powered aquaponics system.…
World Humanitarian Day: UNICEF Warns of Funding Gaps as Aid Workers Face Rising Dangers
Over two decades ago after the deadly bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad that inspired World Humanitarian Day, the risks to civilians and aid workers have only multiplied. Conflicts are raging across continents, from Gaza to Sudan to Myanmar,…
13 Countries To Enjoy $93m Emergency Food Aid After Closure Controversy
The United States has announced a $93 million emergency food assistance programme targeting 13 countries battling worsening hunger and malnutrition including 12 in Africa and Haiti. Beneficiaries are Mali, Niger, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Nigeria,…
Nigerian Government, AFDB Backs Agribusiness Project in Oyo
There is a new Agribusiness Hub in Oyo that is now set to redefine Nigeria’s food economy. Leaders across federal, state, and continental institutions on Saturday launched the Ijaiye Agribusiness Industrial Hub under the Special Agro-Industrial…
UN Warns of Rising Global Hunger as Nigeria Bets on AI to Transform Food Systems
As climate change continues to erode harvests and disrupt supply chains, global hunger is on the rise. The United Nations gave this warning at the opening of the United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. UN…