Food
Nigeria’s Hungry Population More Than Doubles to 34.7 Million Under Tinubu’s Watch
The number of hungry people in Nigeria has risen from 18.6 million to 34.7 million in just three years, an increase of 16.1...
OTACCWA Warns Nigeria Faces Rice, Tomato Shortages Within Three Months as Over 300 Farmers Are Killed and Tinubu Remains Silent
The Organisation for Technology Advancement of Cold Chain in West Africa (OTACCWA) has warned that Nigeria could face severe shortages of rice, tomatoes...
Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon Form Alliance to End Raw Cocoa Exports
Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon have signed the Abuja Declaration, forming an alliance that aims to end the exports of raw cocoa...
For The First Time Ever Nigeria’s Ginger Export Fell From N26 Billion To Zero Under Tinubu’s Government Despite Being The World’s Top Producer
Nigeria was once the world’s third largest producer of ginger and the undisputed leader in quality. The native varieties Tafin Giwa and Yatsun...
Ivory Coast Rushes to Calm Cocoa Farmer Protests as Unpaid Beans Rot and Crisis Spirals
The world’s top cocoa producer is rushing to defuse an escalating crisis in its rural heartland, where unpaid farmers blocked roads and clashed...
Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Hope April Rains Can Rescue the Mid Crop
Across the sun scorched cocoa belt of Ivory Coast, farmers are looking anxiously at the sky. The world’s top cocoa producer is in...
India Sends 1,000 Metric Tonnes of Rice to Burkina Faso Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis
India has dispatched a consignment of 1,000 metric tonnes of rice to Burkina Faso as humanitarian assistance aimed at supporting food security for...
Burkina Faso Takes on Economic Domination with 10‑Day Campaign for Local Consumption
Burkina Faso has kicked off its National Days of Patriotic Engagement and Citizen Participation, a 10‑day campaign running until April 9 that aims...
Grow Your Own Tomatoes, Ghana Government Tells Citizens as Burkina Faso Ban Worsens Shortage
The Ghanaian government has asked citizens to start growing tomatoes in their own backyards as the country faces a severe supply gap worsened...
Burkina Faso Tomato Export Ban Sparks Regional Supply Fears
Burkina Faso’s decision to suspend tomato exports has triggered concern across West Africa, with the people of Burkina Faso warning that the move...
While the West consumes raw oysters and rare steak, African foods are still labelled as dangerous
Around the globe, discussions about traditional foods are becoming more vibrant as people examine their health, safety, and environmental effects. However, scholars argue...
How Shittu Abdulafiz Opeyemi Made Dodo Ikire a Global Story
When the young filmmaker from southwestern Nigeria, Shittu Abdulafiz Opeyemi, set out to make Dodo Ikire, he wasn’t chasing festival validation or global...