Tag: World Food Programme

HELP!: Africa Not Likely to Achieve Zero Hunger by 2030
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...
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16 Nigerian States Face Acute Food Shortage, UN, WFP Warn
March 15, 2018 No Responses

16 Nigerian States Face Acute Food Shortage, UN, WFP Warn

Global food agencies have warned against impending food shortage that could affect 3.8 million people in 16 northern states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The agencies, which include UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and World Foo...
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Tension in Borno as Boko Haram Hijacks Bags of Rice from UN Body
May 27, 2017 No Responses

Tension in Borno as Boko Haram Hijacks Bags of Rice from UN Body

Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect broke loose in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, on Friday, hijacking bags of rice which the World Food Programme (WFP) planned to distribute to internally displaced persons (IDPs). WFP is the food assistance branch...
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