Has the Food Crisis Spread to Nigeria?

The food crisis which has ravaged some countries across the globe may not be too far from Nigeria, given the rate at which prices of staple foods have been on the rise daily.

Rising food prices have already sparked off huge crisis in Haiti, Egypt, Senegal and Ivory Coast, among others.

THISDAY investigation across the states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, revealed that prices of staple food stuffs have witnessed swift increases in the last couple of weeks.

It was learnt that the food prices shot up in the country early March and have continued to be on the rise.

The reason for the rising prices is not too clear yet but food experts said climatic change, drought in some parts of the North, fuel scarcity experienced recently in some states and what they called government's "inconsistent policies" were partly responsible for the price surge.

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