Nigeria needs to import food from wheat to rice to tame the cost-of-living crisis, but Africa’s most populous nation must avoid past mistakes.
Food inflation has become a major hurdle in Nigeria, reaching 40.66 percent in May 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Twelve mo
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Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi
Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues.
She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.
