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World Bank’s 139 Million Impoverished Nigerians Doesn’t Reflect Local Realities: Official

The Nigerian government has mounted a robust defence of its economic trajectory and social welfare commitments, following recent projections by the World Bank regarding...

World Bank: 139 Million Nigerians Still in Poverty Despite Economic Growth in 2025

The World Bank has reported that an estimated 139 million Nigerians, nearly two-thirds of the population, still live in poverty, despite recent economic reforms...

IITA Honours 2025 African Food Prize Laureate Diebiru-Ojo

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has honoured one of its staff, Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo, as the 2025 Africa Food Prize Laureate, for her...

Executive of Miami-based Seafood Wholesale Company Pleads Guilty to Price-fixing Conspiracy

The vice-president of a Miami-based seafood wholesaler has pleaded guilty to conspiring with competitors to fix prices for the purchase of stone crab claws...

BOAD Joins Global Alliance against Hunger, Poverty

The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has joined the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. This initiative, spearheaded by the Brazilian Presidency of the G20,...

Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Eases to 20.12% Amid Economic Hardship

The National Bureau of Statistics says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased further to 20.12 per cent in August. The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer...

African Ministers Commit to Livestock Transformation as Cornerstone of Food Security, Growth

At the African Food Systems Forum in Dakar, Senegal, thirteen African countries convened for the first-ever ministerial deep dive on livestock, co-hosted by ILRI,...

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