17/08/2025
The Siege on Nigeria?s Food Baskets
Business | 25 seconds ago All efforts to end hunger in Nigeria will be in vain if insurgent attacks continue to drive farmers from their fields and choke the nation?s food supply at its roots, writes Festus Akanbi F rom whatever angle one examines the current situation in Nigeria?s food market, the situation is pathetic. It is as if Nigeria?s food baskets are sitting on a wobbly table, one leg eaten away by insecurity, another weakened by the unpredictable weather. In the markets today, food prices are galloping like wild horses. Rice has leapt to about N91,500 for a 50kg bag, beans now gulp over N87,000 for the same measure, and a small basket of tomatoes that once sold for N8,000 can...
