FG releases 30,000 tons of maize to curb food inflation

Why Nigeria needs urgent, collaborative action to resolve maize crisis

Maize prices slumped 17 percent between October and December 2020 from N179,666 to N148,807

The federal government announced in a tweet on Thursday, the release of 30,000 tons to animal feed farmers from the national reserve to ease the high cost of poultry production. President Muhammadu Buhari who blamed the high prices on corrupt middlemen said every effort is being made by the admin

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