Food – NEWSWATCHNIGERIA

March 4, 2021 No Responses

HELP!: Africa Not Likely to Achieve Zero Hunger by 2030

NewswatchNigeria can report that without wholistic interventions from across the globe, Africa may not likely to achieve zero hunger even by the year 2030. Abebe Haile-Gabriel, Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Regional Representative for Africa, on Wednesday, stated this while...

November 2, 2019 No Responses

FOOD: Nigerian Native Food ‘Amala’ Festival to Hold

The city of Lagos is set to host the first edition of an annual Food Festival tagged: ‘Amala Festival 2019.’ The festival is aimed at bringing together local food vendors, food cafes, restaurants, and fresh food outlets under one umbrella...

October 17, 2019 No Responses

Healthy & Affordable Diet Top Major Concerns of over 100 million homes in Nigeria

The Director General, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Qu Dongyu, has called for healthy, sustainable, accessible and affordable diets for everyone.

March 4, 2019 No Responses

Malnutrition: Appropriate feeding practices for children lacking in Nigeria – Group

A group, Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WFA), on Monday said appropriate feeding practices for children was still lacking among Nigerians, thus bringing about the prevalence of malnutrition in the country. The organisation’s Communications Lead, Mr Joseph Jike...

March 3, 2019 No Responses

Food insecurity, major contributory factor affecting incidence of malnutrition in Nigeria- Expert

A Consultant Family Physician, Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo, says food insecurity is a major contributory factor affecting the incidence of malnutrition in Nigeria. Sodipo, who works at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, made this known in Su...

October 3, 2017 No Responses

Relationship Tips: How to Keep a Man in Lagos

Men want love as badly as women do. Most especially Lagos men. They just might not always be as obvious about it. But generally, they want the same thing: friendship, companionship, chemistry. So why is there so much confusion and...

October 3, 2017 No Responses

Cost of Food Items is Still Very High in Nigeria

Despite the revolution witnessed in the agricultural sector, the cost of food items is still high in Nigeria. But Government in Nigeria says this is because of infrastructural deficit and export demands. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai...