Naira, Fuel Scarcity, Inflation Push Nigerians Into Hunger

Naira scarcity, fuel scarcity, naira redesign policy and inflation of food commodities have been identified as key drivers that are pushing over 24 million Nigerians into hunger.Information Guide Nigeria

The naira redesign policy has constituted a bottleneck to households’ ability to access cash as well as food commodities, the prolonged scarcity of petrol.

The hike in pump price across Nigeria has led to astronomical rise in transport fares and cost of food products in Nigerian markets beyond affordability.

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This was disclosed in an analysis done by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and other development partners has revealed.

According to the analysis insurgency in the north-east states, mostly in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states; armed criminality and banditry in some north-west states (Sokoto, Katsina, Zamfara and Kaduna), as well as north-central states of Benue and Niger are also responsible for the hunger.NYSC Portal

Fred Kafeero, FAO country representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, during the release of CH result in Abuja yesterday expressed worry of further increase vulnerability to food and malnutrition during the lean season.

LEADERSHIP reports that the March 2023 Cadre Harmonise (CH) analysis conducted in 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) precedes a period of multiple shocks which affected livelihoods of many households last year.

The figures show that 24.8 million people including 18,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are expected to be in crisis (CH phase 3) or worse between June and August 2023 in those states.

It also indicates that about 17.7 million people including 14, 000 IDPs are currently in acute and nutrition insecurity from March through May 2023.

As reported by LEADERSHIP, 4.1 million of this population in Borno (1.9 million) Yobe (1.2 million) and Adamawa (1 million) states are projected to be phase 3 between June and August 2023.

According to Kafeero, FAO said it has continued to support the government in leading the implementation of CH processes nationally, both in terms of funding as well as technical support, despite resource limitations and competing demands.

The permanent secretary, ministry of agriculture and rural development, Dr Ernest Umakhihe who was represented by the director, department of planning and policy coordination, Ibrahim Tanimu called on all participants to contribute positively to the issues emanating from the results to enhance its quality, usefulness and acceptability by the spectrum of stakeholders.JAMB Result

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