President Bola Tinubu will soon order the release of food items from the National Food Reserves to boost food availability in the country.
ASHENEWS recalls that women and the youths trooped to the streets in Minna, Niger state capital on Monday to protest the cost of food items in the country.
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The Minister of Information, Idris Mohammed disclosed Tinubu’s move after a crucial meeting by the Special Presidential Committee on Emergency Food Intervention at the presidential villa on Wednesday.
According to him, the government will also work with major millers and commodity traders on easing food prices.
