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A recent report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed a trend in Nigeria, where many citizens are forced to borrow money and skip meals just to survive.
These are caused by high cost of living, food scarcity, and insecurity, which have led to a significant reduction in household consumption.
The report findings showed that, “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.
“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.”