Tag: hunger
Hunger: Dangote spends N15bn on food intervention programme across Nigeria
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, launched his food intervention programme in Kano, on Saturday, The food intervention programme, which will…
Shift to farming to address looming famine – Daddy Freeze warns Nigerians
He revealed the necessity for Nigeria to produce goods for export, rather than relying solely on imports like milk from…
Over half of Zimbabweans face severe hunger – UN
Zimbabwe is facing the worst hunger crisis in 10 years, a deputy director of the World Food Programme (WPF), who…
There is no hunger in Nigeria – Agric Minister Nanono
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono on Monday said Nigeria is producing enough to feed itself, contrary…
Global hunger on the increase – UN
More than 820 million people worldwide were under nourished in 2018, the third consecutive year of slight increase after decades…
113m people suffered acute hunger in 2018 – Report
No fewer than 113 million people were affected in 2018 by very serious food shortages, including famine, a report by…
2019 Elections, referendum on security, hunger, says Dogara
Mr Yakubu Dogara, Speaker, House of Representatives, says the 2019 General Elections are neither about President Muhammadu Buhari nor his…
One in every nine people suffers hunger globally -UN Deputy Secretary Gen
UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, has told a top panel on humanitarian aid that maintaining a “fire-fighting approach is…
Hunger pushes Congo’s children into sex work – Charities
Hunger has doubled in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a year, with 15 million people in need of food…
International Women’s Day: Council advises FG to address hunger in Nigeria
The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) has called on the Federal Government to take adequate steps in addressing the…
Hunger battering 9 countries in Africa, others – UN
Food insecurity – or lack of access to enough food – continues to worsen in 16 countries torn by conflict,…
Photos: Faces of children in IDPs camp Borno
''With an average of 200 births every month and these faces of the young, our job is cut out for…
Millions Nigerians face hunger in wasteland recaptured from fighters
When he heard that the Nigerian army had declared his family's home town of Banki free from Boko Haram militants…
World Bank to combat hunger in Nigeria
World Bank Group President Jim Yong-Kim on Thursday said the bank was working toward raising 1.6 billion dollars to build…
Abducted children recovered in Plateau starved for 6 days
The 145 abducted children, who were intercepted by the Police in Plateau, did not eat for six days, according to…
United Nations taps African oil, mineral wealth to fight hunger
Four African countries have agreed to divert a portion of revenue from oil, gold and other resources to an innovative…
2.8m people face hunger in Malawi, warns WFP
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday warned that no fewer than 2.8 million people will face hunger in…
Nigerian refugees face deadly epidemics, hunger in Cameroon
Toby Lanzer, UN Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for Africa’s Sahel region, said Nigerian refugees in Cameroon, where they have sought refuge,…
Church of England warns over hunger in Britain
The Church of England launched a parliamentary report Monday urging Britain’s government to do more to eliminate hunger, pointing to…
100 million people saved from hunger in 10 years – UN
The number of hungry people in the world has dropped by 100 million over the last 10 years, though one…
Between Boko Haram And Ebola Virus
By Tayo Ogunbiyi These, indeed, are unusual times for mankind. Like never before, natural disasters, poverty, hunger, international conflicts and…
Hungry Boko Haram militants turn cannibals
Dozens of suspected Boko Haram militants in Magumeri forest, Borno state, north east Nigeria, have turned to human eaters after…
How To Banish Hunger From Nigeria
A professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at the University of Ilorin, Kayode C. Oni, has decried the state of…
Rivers Workers Mull Protest Votes Over Delayed Salary
As election fever grips the country, Rivers workers are grumbling that their salaries for the month of March have not…