Following the outbreak of protests in parts of the country over the rising cost of living, the Federal Government has set the machinery in motion to tackle food shortages in the country….CONTINUE READING
A special presidential committee met at the presidential villa on Tuesday to articulate actions necessary to stem the tide including the release of available food in stock.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who spoke to correspondents after the meeting, said government is concerned about the protests, particularly the one that occurred in Minna, Niger State and wants to ensure that there is relief for citizens.
He informed that the meeting was just the first in the series of planned sessions as he revealed that the government will make available the food in its storage across the country.
The Information minister stated: “We just rounded up a meeting. It is a special presidential committee to address the issue of food shortage or lack of enough food on the table of most Nigerians.
