APC aspirant distributes food to indigents in Nasarawa community

By Sunday John Doma, (Nasarawa State), Feb. 8, 2026 (NAN) Mahasin Usman-Attah, an aspirant for Awe/Doma/Keana Federal Constituency on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform,  has distributed food items worth millions of naira to the vulnerable at Agbashi community of Doma Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. Usman-Attah in her remarksContinue Reading

Imo varsity unveils climate-smart tools for research, food security

  By Peter Okolie The University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (UAES), Umuagwo in Imo, has unveiled EU-funded climate-smart tools, worth millions of Naira, aimed at revolutionising the country’s food security and agricultural research. The Vice-Chancellor of UAES, Prof. Christopher Eze, unveiled the tools at a one-day “Agro-ecology Info Day”Continue Reading

NGO raises concern over ‘unhealthy’ food marketing during festive periods

    By Oluwafunke Ishola An NGO, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) is worried that sugary drinks and ultra-processed foods are being promoted during festive seasons, worsening Nigeria’s burden of non-communicable diseases. Its Executive Director, Oluwafemi Akinbode, made the disclosure on Tuesday during a news briefing detailing CAPPA’sContinue Reading

Abuja residents hail FG’s intervention on food price drop

By Iwuji onyinyechi Some Abuja residents have commended the Federal Government’s intervention towards food prices reduction, saying crashing prices of food items had brought relief to Abuja residents and other Nigerians across the country. The residents gave the commendation in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading

NGO distributes food palliatives to 500 households, urges nutrition focus

By Folasade Akpan Nutrition International’s Nigeria Country Director, Dr Osita Okonkwo, has emphasised prioritising nutrition as a vital pathway toward building a healthier nation, stronger families, improved productivity, and sustainable human development outcomes nationwide. Okonkwo said this in Abuja during the Fourth Annual Seminar on Nutrition and Free Food PalliativeContinue Reading