by Niyi Jacobs Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are facing severe challenges in meeting their basic nutritional needs due to escalating food prices and rising transportation fares. Many have expressed their frustrations over the soaring cost of living, which has turned everyday expenses into a struggle for survival. Speaking to the News Agency […]
33.1 million Nigerians face severe food shortages by mid-2025 – Report
Approximately 33.1 million Nigerians, including over 514,000 displaced persons in Borno, Sokoto, and Zamfara states, are projected to face severe food shortages between June and August 2025. These findings were presented at the 2024 Cadre Harmonisé National Validation and Consolidation Result Presentation in Abuja on Friday, underscoring urgent concerns about food security as the lean […]
Customs Seizes Donkey Meat Other Prohibited Items Worth N323m
Customs Seizes Donkey Meat Other Prohibited Items Worth N323m The Kebbi State Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized nine sacks of one hundred and eighty pieces of donkey meat and other prohibited items Worth N323 million within the third quarter of 2024. This was disclosed during a press conference by the […]
FG Bans Exportation Of Cooking Gas Over Rising Prices
To prioritise domestic supply, the Federal Government has banned the exportation of locally produced Liquefied Petroleum Gas, also known as cooking gas. The measure announced by the Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, on Tuesday, will begin November 1, 2024, and is to tackle the high gas price in Nigeria. This was contained […]
The marine fish driven to extinction by humans
Edda Aßel, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin Last year, the Java stingaree became the first fish to be declared extinct as a result of human actions. Could there soon be others? In the bright coastal waters of Australia, Julia Constance has often sought out stingarees. These flat-bodied fish are like miniature stingrays but different. Stingarees are […]
LOOMING LIVESTOCK DISEASE ‘LL WIPE AWAY 11% PRODUCTION BY 2050’-SENATOR ABUBAKAR KYARI
…Professor Mohammed Pate: Microbial resistance disease claimed 4.7 million lives globally in 2020. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has revealed that: “Antimicrobial resistance is predicted to cause about 11% decline in livestock production in low-income countries by 2050. To avert the looming disaster before 2050, the Minister, said the ministry […]
Kaduna Residents Turn To Sugarcane Chaff For Cooking As Charcoal Price Soars
Amid worsening extreme economic hardship, the poorest of the poor Nigerians have turned to sugarcane chaff for daily cooking of their meals, following the escalating price of charcoals which had been the cheapest alternative to fire woods, kerosene and cooking gas. Most less privileged families in Kaduna had relied mostly on fire wood and […]
Stakeholders say GMOs deprive the right to safe food
Public Health experts and food sovereignty activists have called on the Nigerian Government to halt the introduction of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) into the Nigerian food system, insisting that their use deprives Nigerians the right to “safe food for better life and better future.” This call was made during an online event organised by Health […]
Expired goods flood Niger markets, volunteer group alerts
Volunteers operating under the name of the National Community Ethics and Environmental values have raised the alarm warning that expired goods and drinks stocked by traders are being sold to innocent customers in Niger markets. The Niger state commandant, National Community Ethics and Environmental Values, Abubakar Sa’adu Ndayako, stated this in a press briefing in Minna weekend. […]
Ghana Pilots Cocoa Tracking to Meet New EU Deforestation Law
GHANA is testing a cutting-edge system to trace cocoa beans from farm to port as it prepares for the implementation of a new European Union law that bans the import of commodities linked to deforestation. The law, set to take effect at the end of December, requires EU importers of products like coffee, cocoa, […]