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By Daily Trust


The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said food scarcity, insecurity and high prices have forced Nigerian households to cut consumption.

To this end, the body said 65 percent of families and other residents are unable to afford healthy meals over lack of money.

NBS disclosed this in its latest General Household Survey (Wave 5) report conducted in collaboration with the World Bank.

The report said 71 percent of households were impacted by price increases on major food items, with food shortages affecting more than a third of households in the past year.

These shortages, it noted, were most pronounced in June, July, and August, exacerbating the food insecurity crisis.

The data further said 48.8 percent of households reported reducing their food consumption as a coping mechanism.

“In the past 12 months, more than one-third of households faced food shortages, which occurred more frequently in the months of June, July, and August.

“Price increases on major food items were the most prevalent shock reported by households, affecting 71.0 percent of surveyed households.”

The report said the number of households worried about not having enough food to eat increased from 36.9 percent in Wave 4 (conducted in 2019) to 62.4 percent in Wave 5.

According to NBS, the surge was due to an increase in food insecurity, with more than half of Nigerian families struggling to meet their dietary needs.

“Approximately two out of three households (65.8 percent) reported being unable to eat healthy, nutritious or preferred foods because of lack of money in the last 30 days.

“63.8 percent of households ate only a few kinds of food due to lack of money, 62.4 percent were worried about not having enough food to eat, and 60.5 percent ate less than they thought they should,” the report added.

It further said 12.3 percent reported that at least one person in the household went without eating for a whole day and 20.8 percent of households had to borrow food or rely on help from friends or relatives.

“In general, households in the southern zones report more incidents related to food security than those in northern zones.

“For example, in the southern zones, the proportion of households reporting that they had to skip a meal ranged from 50.1 percent in South West to 62.4 percent in South East, while in the northern zones this share varied from 34.0 percent in North Central to 48.3 percent in North East.”

NBS noted that residents in the south-south zone had the highest (most concerning) rate in five out of eight indicators of food insecurity.

“In contrast, the data bureau said north-central had the lowest rate in six of the eight indicators”, it submitted.

https://dailytrust.com/hardship-nigerians-now-borrow-skip-meals-for-days-nbs/

God should give our leaders the wisdom to lead well

Another inciting and erroneous stat from NBS AKA Nigerian Bullsheet Statisticians.

What is Inciting about it, unless you are deceiving yourself, everything they wrote therein are the the facts.

TemplarLandry:
Another inciting and erroneous stat from NBS AKA Nigerian Bullsheet Statisticians.

denko:
God should give our leaders the wisdom to lead well

It doesn't work that way na. You can't elect the goat to watch over a yam then pray for the goat to watch over it well.

denko:
God should give our leaders the wisdom to lead well

Nothing concern God with your low IQ leaders
None of his business

i 2023 elctions some people danced and said tinubu i the best person to become president, somebody that has a drug criminal past,
now results don dey show.
meanwhile ever since that election peter obi has been trying his own best with his own money, donating to schools and hospital.
omo he go donate taya.

South South suffering the most from food insecurity, and yet that is where the bread and butter of Nigeria comes from. What are their leaders doing? I shame for who no shame for the leaders.

They should stop all oil activities on their land and sea and use it for farming and fishing. Let the federal government clean up all the pollution. The oil is not benefitting them anyways.

No LIES.

Even me sef don borrow from some Friends, of which I have not paid back

Dat's why I envy that 35yr old Mommy's Boy called Helinius.

Just wake up, wait for her Beans and Garri to get ready, eat, take #200 from her to buy Data and stay on Nairaland to happily and steadily defend rubbish.

Toh

It's a pity.

I'm the worst hit of this hardship. I'm schooling & working at same time. No elder ones, no parents. No friends. People hardly associate with the poor since they feel they won't benefit anything from u. Evil thoughts overwhelm me whenever i can't control hunger. As it is, since daybreak, I have eaten nothing. No five naira on me. Coupled with cough & catarrh, everything irritates right now. I seek help from well-meaning nairalanders here to pls drop something for me🙏🙏. Nigeria is more hellish than ever.

This is not a lie. Since today I've not eaten and I'm owing Palmpay over 150k. Tinubu has destroyed this country beyond repair. At this point, I don't mind relocating to war thorn Ukraine

No be lie ooooooooooo

I hardly eat these days

I only eat when I am about to die......eating for survival

meat or fish is luxury...


Ilu le oooo

This is very sad. I hope things turn around in the nearest future.

Any step taken to end this war and bring in peace is highly welcomed.

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Islie:


https://dailytrust.com/hardship-nigerians-now-borrow-skip-meals-for-days-nbs/

Only lazy Nigerians skip foods. Farmlands dey make dem go farm.

There is no lie here

I hope Tinubu and his thick head can hear this
You’ll pay for your evil against Nigerians
You and your family are growing richer and Nigerians can’t feed properly

Skipping meals helps reduce big rubbish stomachs

TemplarLandry:
Another inciting and erroneous stat from NBS AKA Nigerian Bullsheet Statisticians.

if we must achieve a better society, persons like this must be subjected to mob action and I'm not joking

What the tinubular bat virus has not destroyed does not exists...
The head of medusa only brings death.. cold, hard death..

It's soo disappointing, disheartening that Nigerians are now being starved. You might not understand this statement since I came to Europe and I see small boys well built with big heads, fat checks , you will think they are doing gym to build their bodies . Walking with confidence... All because they eat food rich in all nutrients.. Eat all types of fruits, vegetables grains etc.


Then u know that Nigerians are starving

People should work hard and stop being very lazy Nigerian youth
no food for lazy man

TemplarLandry:
Another inciting and erroneous stat from NBS AKA Nigerian Bullsheet Statisticians.

You are the one inciting bullish,t

Shame. This is what reforms look like

desmondadonis:
This is not a lie. Since today I've not eaten and I'm owing Palmpay over 150k. Tinubu has destroyed this country beyond repair. At this point, I don't mind relocating to a war thorn Ukraine

Did you eat yesterday?

Islie:


https://dailytrust.com/hardship-nigerians-now-borrow-skip-meals-for-days-nbs/

Baba Emilokan go soon sack the director of this agency😁😂

They don't like any report wey no favour them

TimiofAbuja:
No be lie ooooooooooo

I hardly eat these days

I only eat when I am about to die......eating for survival

meat or fish is luxury...


Ilu le oooo

I hope batists here are reading your comment? Or maybe they will read it and decide that you are an Igbo or an obi er trying to run down the government. Because when ever anyone complains about this bad government that is obvious to all, they will attack you and call you names
I wish all you APC and BAT ers that are eating to their fill, can attend to this person here that is hungry. Send him help as a proof that you are really enjoying this government and it's policies, otherwise shut up forever and await your reward for ing wickedness

denko:
God should give our leaders the wisdom to lead well

mumu