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Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu declares state of emergency over food

2023-07-15 01:16
The president plans to provide protection to farmers targeted by notorious kidnapping gangs.
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu declares state of emergency over food

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency to tackle rising food prices and shortages.

Some of the initiatives include using money saved by the recent removal of a fuel subsidy to provide fertiliser and grain to farmers.

Protection is also to be increased for farmers...