By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS says it costs an average Nigerian about N703 to eat a Healthy Diet per day as of October 2023. This was disclosed at the launch of the Cost of a Healthy Diet Indicator by the Bureau in conjunction with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition,
The federal government, in collaboration with partners, has launched the Nigeria Sub-National Food Systems Dashboard to guide policy actions and decisions on the food system and food security in the country. The partners include USAID, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). Speaking during the launch of…
I have used the word crisis many times over the past few years in describing the desperate state of food and nutrition insecurity faced by way too many