Food delivery startup Chowdeck raises $2.5m seed funding
Nigerian startup offering on-demand delivery services, Chowdeck, has secured $2.5 million in seed funding. This investment, led by notable backers such as…
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31.5 million Nigerians at risk of food crisis – Report
Melvin Onwubuke A new recent report by Cadre Harmonise reveals that no fewer than 31.5 million Nigerians are on the verge…
FG, states meet over food crisis
By Melvin Onwubuke As regional groups across the country continue to condemn the hardship faced by citizens, attributed to the removal…
Ogun backs mass food production
The government of Ogun State has declared that it is taking steps to guarantee food production in large quantities in order to…
Nigeria to produce food worth €62bn by 2024 – Report
Nigeria will produce 48 per cent more food, or €62.6 billion, between 2021 and 2024, according to OTACCWA and Fairtrade. The Nigeria…
BUA Foods sale hits N728 bn
Fortified Sugar generated the most income for BUA Foods among its several business sectors in 2023. The PUNCH revealed that the company’s overall…
Nigeria’s Inflation hits 28.92% amid food price hike
Nigeria’s headline inflation jumped by 0.72 per cent to 28.92 per cent in December 2023, up from 28.20 per cent in November…
FG to combat growing food prices with rice production
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, announced on Friday that the Federal Government had begun mass production of food…
Food drives August’s inflation rate to 25.80% – NBS
Inflation increased to 25.8 percent in August from 24.08 percent in July, according to numbers released by the National Bureau of Statistics…
FG budgets N8.68tn for agric, food imports – Report
The Federal Government budgeted an estimated N8.68tn for agriculture and food imports from 2016 to 2021, according to a report. The PUNCH…