The President Muhammadu Buhari-led National Food Security Council of Nigeria is to meet over the rising cost of food in the country, the government has said.
The council was set up in 2018 and is chaired by the president. Some state governors are members, alongside the Ministers of Agriculture and Rural Development; Finance; Interior; Industry, Trade and Investment; Water Resources; Environment; as well as Budget and National Planning.
The council was primarily created to respond to the farmers–herdsmen violence, climate change and desertification and their impact on farmland, Channels TV reported at the time.
It is also aimed to address the issues of grazing areas and lakes, rivers and other water bodies; oil spillage and its impact on Niger Delta fishing communities; piracy and banditry; agricultural research institutions and extension services and the problem of smuggling.