Insecurity: Rising costs push 31m Nigerians into acute food shortage

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More than 31.8 million Nigerians are acutely short of food due to security challenges and the removal of fuel subsidies.

The ministry of budget and economic planning said in a statement that the scale of the shortages, which have led to malnutrition among women and children, was set out by the development partners at a meeting with government on Monday and Tuesday,

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The findings indicate a sharp rise from the 18.6 million people assessed as vulnerable to acute food…

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