Report released yesterday by an international child rights group, Save the Children, indicated that about 15.6 million children in Nigeria faced hunger as the lean season starts in June.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged governors to address the issues of rising food costs and insecurity in their respective states, emphasizing measures such as recruiting more police, establishing state police.
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Agency (FCCPC), has identified cartels, climate change and traders, among other factors as reasons for food crises in Nigeria.
Nigerian nutritionist Emiolo Ogunsola stands in front of a dozen new mothers in a Lagos public hospital, listing the basic foods they need to keep their children well-nourished: Eggs, vegetables and beans
Nigerian nutritionist Emiolo Ogunsola stands in front of a dozen new mothers in a Lagos public hospital, listing the basic foods they need to keep their children well-nourished: Eggs, vegetables and beans