Food

The World Health Organization (WHO) has in a report cautioned against ‘trans fat’ saying that an estimate of five billion people globally remains unprotected from harmful trans fat, increasing their risk of heart disease and death. Trans…

A physician, Dr. Isaac Ayodele, has cautioned against unhealthy foods, revealing that some of these foods kill rather than heal. Ayodele who is a public health expert and  herbal psychotherapist said this during an interview urging all to…

The Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADev) says Nigeria spent N75bn on the importation of highly hazardous pesticides between 2020 to 2021. Dr. Leslie Adogame, the Executive…

The Lagos State government, South-west Nigeria, has announced the celebration of the World Food Day 2022 with a week-long lined-up activities. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United…

Latest inflation report published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that food inflation in Nigeria hit 22.02 percent in July, an upward trend from 20.60 per cent in June. Similarly, the consumer price index also surged…

The Calabar Arts and Craft Village has held the second edition of a novel event known as the “2022 Corn and Pear Festival”. The Corn and Pear Festival also referred to as “Ndia Ibokpod Ye Eben” in the Efik language, which is one of the…

Food plays an important part in promoting culture and fostering harmony in cultural diversity amongst countries around the world. A Cultural Counselor, Chinese Embassy in Nigeria Mr Li Xuda stated this as Nigeria joins the rest of the…

Three decades of armed conflict, plus climate change, plus rising fuel prices is a crushing burden for Somalis. The ripple effect of the conflict in Ukraine pushing fuel prices up is breaking the local market. Abdinur Ali, 33, runs a…

Chad’s appeal comes as a meeting between the AU chairperson, the chairman of the AU commission and the Russian President scheduled Friday. The African leaders will mediate the war in Ukraine and discuss the release of stocks of grain and…

The World Food Programme (WFP) says that a new convoy of 50 trucks was on its way to Mekele, the capital of Ethiopia's troubled Tigray region, which is threatened by famine. The World Food Programme (WFP) said it was pleased to announce…