NewsOnline Nigeria reports that at least 65.8% of Nigerian households could not eat healthy, nutritious, or preferred foods in the past 30 days due to lack of money.
This is based on the General Household Survey-Panel Wave 5 (2023/2024), a new report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
The report, supported by the World Bank, further shows that 63.8% of households relied on a limited variety of foods, while 62.4% expressed worry about having insufficient food to eat.
Also, 60.5% of households said they consumed less food than they should, with 12.3% reporting that at least one member went a full day without eating. A notable 20.8% of households had to borrow food or seek assistance from friends and relatives to survive.
The report read: “Approximately two out of three households (65.8 per cent) reported being unable to eat healthy, nutritious, or preferred foods because of lack of money in the last 30 days. 63.8 per cent of households ate only a few kinds of food due to lack of money, 62.4 per cent were worried about not having enough food to eat, and 60.5 per cent ate less than they thought they should.
“Furthermore, 12.3 per cent reported that at least one person in the household went without eating for a whole day, and 20.8 per cent of households had to borrow food or rely on help from friends or relatives.”
The data also revealed a significant rise in food insecurity compared to 2018/2019. The proportion of households worried about food due to financial challenges has nearly doubled, climbing from 36.9% in Wave 4 to 62.4% in Wave 5.
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