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Nigeria Government Approves Maize Importation As Food Short-falls

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The government of Nigeria through the apex bank, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted approval to four agro-processing companies to import 262,000 tons of maize and corn in the bid to complement an anticipated shortage of the commodity in the country. This was disclosed in an internal memo of the Nigeria Customs Service seen dated August 6, 2020, as endorsed by the deputy comptroller–general, T.M Isa (Tariff and Trade), which also was confirmed to this newspaper by the service’s public relations officer, Joseph Attah. “In line with government policy…

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“700,000 Italian Kids Are Deprived Of Adequate Food” Farmers Claim

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Farmers Reveals that COVID-19 Deprives 700,000 Italian Kids Enough Food.   The coronavirus hardship in Italy is depriving around 700,000 children of adequate food.   This was revealed by the country’s main farmers’ organization on Sunday the 10th of May, 2020.   The Economic hardship due to the health disaster had been made hard by the shut down of schools connoting that children from poor families no longer had access to canteen lunches.   According to a statement; “The number of children under 15 that need assistance to get milk…

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