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Experts Advocate Value Cultivation In Food, Beverage, Tobacco Manufacturing

June 5, 2024 0

Stakeholders in the Food, Beverage, and Tobacco (FBT) Sector of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) have enjoined local manufacturers to sustain the culture of quality throughout the entire manufacturing process to maintain brand loyalty and ultimately increase the bottom line consistently.

Food Crisis: U.S Gives Nigeria N23.7bn Emergency Funds

July 27, 2022 0

***As Russia Blames West for ‘So-Called Food Crisis’ Tayo Olanipekun The U.S. will invest N23.7bn in food security relief for Nigerians in the face of soaring food and commodity prices in Africa’s largest economy. Subject to the U.S. Congress approval, the $55m aid is expected to help immediately address the economic, food and nutrition needs of vulnerable communities in Nigeria impacted …

Sustainable Lifestyle; Panacea For Looming Food, Energy Crises

May 24, 2022 0

A case has been made for a sustainable lifestyle to stem the looming food and energy crises that may arise from the current climate change occasioned by the environmental pollution and general mismanagement.

Coronavirus: Nigerian Foods Vanish From US Stores As Panic Buying Continues

March 20, 2020 0

Nigerians living in the US may experience tougher days ahead as most shops are running out of supplies of favourite African food stuffs. Nigerian staple foods including garri, yams, ogbono, pepper, smoked fish and other condiments are fast getting exhausted without further supplies from home as a result of measures put in place to prevent spread of the virus. As …

Wife Seeks Divorce Over Husband’s Inability To Provide Food

October 19, 2018 0

A housewife, Mrs Hafsat Zakaria, on Friday sought dissolution of her 16-years marriage over alleged failure by her husband to provide food. Hafsat also told a Sharia Court in Minna that her husband, Mr Umar Aliyu, was not providing money for general maintenance of their home. “My husband is not living up to his responsibility of putting food on the …

Inflation rate drops but food prices hit highest level in 8 years

August 28, 2017 0

Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show that consumer price index (CPI), which mesasures rate of inflation, dropped for the sixth consecutive month — although by a smaller margin. According to the NBS, inflation rate dropped to 16.05% from 16.1% in June, but food index soared to 20.28 percent. “The consumer price index (CPI) which measures inflation …