Nigerians face malnutrition as cost of healthy diet hits N1,035

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Nigerians are now facing acute malnutrition in addition to starvation which is steering them in the face as a result of the high cost of food.

The National Bureau of Statistics in a report released yesterday evening shows that in April the average Cost of a Healthy Diet was N1,035 indicating an increase of…

The National Bureau of Statistics in a report released yesterday evening shows that in April the average Cost of a Healthy Diet was N1,035 indicating an increase of 5.4 percent over the March 2024 figure which was N982. The NBS reports that in recent months, the CoHD has risen faster than general inflation and food inflation.

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