Hunger

  • Nigerian govt sets up committee to tackle hunger

    The Federal Government has inaugurated the Presidential Food Systems Coordination Unit, PFSCU, to tackle the incessant hardship in the country. Vice President Kashim Shettima who inaugurated the unit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Friday, said it is part of the Tinubu administration’s plan to curb hunger. The presidency has also collaborated with the…

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  • Revolution: Sowore incites Nigerians against Tinubu administration – calls for action in August

    The 2023 African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has called on Nigerians to file out in declaring a revolution against President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian Government in August. Recalling that Tinubu and former president Muhammadu Buhari once called for a revolution, Sowore said nothing would stop that of August. Posting on X, Sowore wrote:…

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  • OPINION: There’s a flurry of effort to get more aid into Gaza – but will it make a difference?

    As the humanitarian situation worsens in Gaza and pressure builds for more aid to enter the enclave, the British foreign secretary has urged Israel to “confirm that they’ll open the port at Ashdod”.  However, Ashdod is in Israel – around 20 miles north of Gaza – so even if aid was to flow into that…

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  • Aid dropped into Gaza as delivery efforts ramp up

    Aid has been dropped using parachutes from an aircraft flying over the Gaza. The delivery came after US President Joe Biden announced that the military will set up a temporary port off the region’s Mediterranean coast to support deliveries. Efforts to ramp up aid deliveries have jumped dramatically as frustration in the United States and…

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  • 10 things you should never do while hungry

    Hello friends, Below are 10 things you should never do on an empty stomach: 1. Do not take medicines (drugs): You should normally not have medicines on an empty stomach, especially when they are anti-inflammatory. Well, unless your prescription says you are to take in on an empty stomach. Therefore, consult your doctor to find…

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  •   The International Land Coalition (ILC) was established by civil society and multilateral organisations who were convinced that secure access to land and natural resources is central to the ability of women and men to get out of, and stay out of, hunger and poverty. In 2008, at the same time as the food price crisis pushed…

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