Food

Nigeria ranks 5th globally in food insecurity

Nigeria ranks 5th globally in food insecurity The World Bank has ranked Nigeria 5th worldwide in food insecurity and third…

1 month ago

Five die, over 50 hospitalised after eating food at Ibadan Church

Five die, over 50 hospitalised after eating food at Ibadan Church Five worshippers have died after consuming certain food during…

2 months ago

Lady laces food with laxatives to know those eating it

Lady laces food with laxatives to know those eating it A black American lady has shared the story of how…

2 months ago

EFCC impounds 21 trucks smuggling food to neighbouring countries

EFCC impounds 21 trucks smuggling food to neighbouring countries The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has intercepted…

9 months ago

FG releases 10 high-yield crop varieties to farmers to enhance food sufficiency

FG releases 10 high-yield crop varieties to farmers to enhance food sufficiency The Federal Government, through the National Varieties Release…

1 year ago

Prices of rice, beans, others rise, says NBS report

Prices of food items in Nigeria including rice, beans and beef have continued to rice as shown in a new…

2 years ago

Agric budgets hit N874.83bn, food imports gulp N7.81tn

The Federal Government budgeted about N874.83bn for the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development from 2016 to 2021, whereas…

2 years ago

Surge in food prices ‘ll hinder poverty alleviation progress in Nigeria, World Bank warns

THE World Bank has warned that the rising prices of food items will reverse the progress of poverty alleviation in…

2 years ago

IPOB Order: Food, Cattle Dealers Mull Fresh Blockade In South-East

The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff & Cattle Dealers of Nigeria Wednesday expressed its readiness to stop the transportation of livestock…

3 years ago

Woman arrested for hiding drug in food for boyfriend

• Agency seizes 8.3m tramadol capsules, 57, 782 bottles of codeine in Lagos The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)…

3 years ago