Food

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria ”not to issue a kobo” of the country’s reserves for the importation of food items and fertilizer. SEE ALSO: Reciprocity: Air Peace Boss Hails FG Over Key Decision…

World food prices rose for a third month running in August, led by coarse grains, vegetable oils, and sugar, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)’s a food price…

Restaurants and hotels across Germany have begun reopening, with Monday bringing more easing of restrictions for the hospitality industry across most of the country’s states. SEE ALSO: Multiple European Countries Take Steps To Relax…

Omega Power Ministries (OPM) worldwide has reopened its free restaurant in Port Harcourt,  Rivers, to help feed  the less privileged following the stay-at-home order  in the state to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). SEE…

QUESTION: Dear Pastor, if one happens to find his/herself eating in the dream, what does it mean or what should one do? Pastor does it means am possess like many says or something? Please your answer is needed on this. ANSWER: Give Your…

Eating a sustainable diet and avoiding food waste could cut greenhouse gas emissions from the food we eat by more than 60%. The ‘Planetary Health Diet’ could save 11 million lives each year, if adopted universally, while dramatically…

Dr Adedeji Akinbo, a Consultant Cardiologist, with the Alimosho General Hospital, Lagos, on Wednesday advocated proper dietary, exercises and good sleep for healthy heart function. Akinbo made the disclosure in an interview with the News…

The Lagos State Government said it had acquired 84 hectares of land in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, for cultivation of various crops to meet the food needs of residents of the state. Prince Gbolahan Lawal, the state Commissioner for…

Dr Sylvester Oikeh, Project Manager, African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), says biotechnology crops have great contribution to global food security, sustainability and climate change. Oikeh made this known in Ibadan on…

A young Nigerian lady, Jossy Otu, has revealed how she earns even more than white-collar employees with her food selling job. Jossy who has a university degree explained that her husband was a lawyer and she decided to venture into the…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday said it had distributed assorted food items to 32,400 resettled displaced persons in Konduga and Kaga Local Government Areas of Borno. Cdr. Salisu Danjuma, the Head of Federal…

Kenya plans to strengthen its food safety systems in order to boost public health, officials said on Wednesday. Robert Kilonzo, head of food safety at ministry of health, told newsmen in Nairobi that changing food preferences as well as…

Tractor Owners and Hiring Facilities Association of Nigeria (TOHFAN) said on Tuesday that the country needed between 70,000 and 100,000 functional tractors to meet its mechanisation requirement and food sufficiency. Alhaji Danladi Garba,…

Scalloped corn is an amazing dish that can serve as a side dish to any meal or an appetizer at your functions. It is a yummy, stress-free, easy to make dish that will leave your guests smacking their lips in delight. 1st…

An Abuja based Cardiologist, Dr Ademola Aderinloye, has cautioned Nigerians against eating and drinking excessively during the Yuletide as this could lead to heart attack. Aderinloye gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency…

The police said on Saturday that  11 people including two children died and more than 90 were hospitalised after consuming a religious food offering at a temple in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. The police said two people have…

Ahead of the Yuletide season, price of onion is sky rocketing in Benin, Edo, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The report indicates that apart from the increase in price of onion, costs of other foodstuffs like Garri, red oil,…

This video by TwoThreeFourMen shows some things you may not know about the superfood know as Honey. The content of this video includes: - Many uses of Honey you are not aware of - How to identify Natural Organic Honey - Facts…

A Consultant in Reproductive Endocrinology, Prof. Oladapo Ashiru, urged Nigerians to cultivate the habit of eating local foods to prevent diseases such as diabetes. Ashiru, who the Chief Executive Officer of a Lagos-based Detoxification…

Ayodele Fayose, the immediate past governor of Ekiti state has predicted that Nigerians would starve if Buhari is elected for a second term. The charismatic former governor said that Nigerians would be forced to run to other countries…

The Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), an NGO, has urged the media to step up reportage on nutrition issues, to ensure reduction in the nation’s malnutrition burden. Mrs Beatrice Eluaka, Executive Secretary of the…

Depression is more common than you think; as it affects over 300 million people worldwide. It could be caused by the loss of a loved one, unemployment, job dissatisfaction, loneliness, genetics, abuse, and a wide range of other factors.…

Following the call by the Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, for women to have up to 6 months of Maternity leave, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has spoken up in support of it. It will be recalled that the minister made the call at…

Lassa fever was first discovered in the town of Lassa Borno state in 1969 and is named after the town. It is an acute viral haermorrhagic fever that lasts from 2- 21 days and is caused by a single strand of RNA virus belonging to the family…

Prof. Moji Adeyeye, the Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), said she had introduced video conferences in the agency to cut cost. Adeyeye made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria…