Hardship: Nigerian government takes action to control food prices.
A National Commodity Board will be established by the federal government to address the nation's rising food inflation. This was announced by Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday during a high-level strategic two-day meeting on resource mobilisation, food systems, and climate change that was conducted in Abuja. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Shettima clarified that the board would be tasked with evaluating and controlling food costs in addition to keeping a strategic food reserve to keep the prices of essential grains and other food commodities stable. According to him, the occasion validates the government's initiatives to lessen the consequences of climate…
