The Minister of State for Agriculture, Aliyu Abdullahi, has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government is working to address the high cost of food prices in the country.

This was said by the minister on Monday in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme.

According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria’s food inflation rate stood alarmingly high at 40.1% in March 2024, pushing the prices of essential commodities beyond the reach of millions of Nigerians.

Speaking during the programme, Abdullahi admitted that there is food insecurity in the country but assured Nigerians that the government is addressing the situation.

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