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Cost of Healthy Diet in Nigeria Soars to N1,241 in June, Marking 19.2% Increase, NBS Reports

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NBS has reported a 19.2% increase in healthy diet cost to N1,241 in June, with regional disparities and inflation impact noted.

The national average cost of a healthy diet in the country increased to N1,241 in June, representing a 19.2 per cent increase compared to N1,041 in the preceding month, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said

According to the Cost of Healthy Diet (CoHD) June 2024, released by the statistical agency, diet was highest in the South-west at N1,545 per adult per day, compared to N956 per adult per day in North-west.

The NBS noted further that the CoHD had risen faster than general inflation and food inflation in recent months.

Furthermore, at the state level, Ekiti, Ogun and Osun states recorded the highest cost with N1,640, N1,599, and N1,557 respectively.

Katsina, Kano and Jigawa accounted for the lowest costs with N878, N926 and N937.

At the zonal level, the average CoHD was highest in the South-west Zone at N1,545 per day, followed by South-south Zone with N1,376 per day.

The lowest average Cost of a Healthy diet was recorded in the North-west Zone with N956 per day

However, the CoHD and the food inflation are not directly comparable; the CoHD includes fewer items and is measured in Naira per day, while the food CPI is a weighted index, it clarified.

Essentially, the CoHD is the least expensive combination of locally available items that meets globally consistent food-based dietary guidelines.

It is used as a measure of physical and economic access to healthy diets.

This represents the lower bound, or floor of the cost per adult per day excluding the cost of transportation and meal preparation.

According to the NBS, the data provides important information about food access, a key aspect of food security, which is useful for government, civil society and development partners, private sector, and researchers.

It stated, “For instance, where the Cost of a Healthy Diet is high, it is possible to identify which least-cost items and food groups are driving the high cost. Stakeholders can identify supply challenges in specific foods or food groups to be addressed, for example with improved production, distribution, or market access.

The Cost of a Healthy Diet can also inform: the minimum income needed by households to access a healthy diet, and social protection and transfer amounts for vulnerable populations.

Prioritisation of commodities for agricultural production and trade policy interventions. Targeting interventions, including nutrition education, to populations with the most potential to benefit; nutrition education is only effective when people can afford to comply with the recommendations.

Research on the relationship between food access and other food system factors and outcomes. These results can also foster collaboration among a wide range of stakeholders, such as policymakers, researchers and civil society actors that focus on food security, to devise strategies that tackle access, availability, and affordability of healthy diet effectively.

“Future research incorporating income can also be used to determine the proportion and number of the population that are unable to afford a healthy diet.”

 

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“I have no love for fake friends, pretenders”— Mikel Obi replies 2Baba

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Mikel Obi has finally responded to 2Baba, shedding light on why he allegedly snubbed the music icon during a chance meeting in London.

Reflecting on their shared history, Mikel said:
“We grew up together in Jos, and you achieved fame before me. I reached out to you several times, but you never responded. Then, the same God who blessed you answered my prayers, and fame found me too.”

He expressed his surprise been approached by 2Baba in a London mall after years of silence:
“Now that I’ve made it, suddenly you recognize me? Life has taught me that no one wants to associate with failure. That’s why I stay in my lane for peace and only keep connections with those who stood by me before fame.”

Concluding his statement, Mikel emphasized his stance: “I have no love for fake friends or pretenders.”

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Nagasaki driver returns 25-yr ‘partner’ RX-7 to Mazda at ceremony on 80th birthday

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Naoko Nishimoto shares her thoughts in front of her longtime "partner" Mazda RX-7, in the city of Nagasaki on Dec. 18, 2024. (Mainichi/Kazuki Kawashima) © The Mainichi
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NAGASAKI — A decades-long driver of a Mazda RX-7 sports car fulfilled a pledge to turn in her license on her birthday on Dec. 18 and passed the vehicle along to its maker.

At the ceremony held in a local Mazda dealership, Nagasaki resident Naoko Nishimoto commented with her hand on the hood, “Thank you so much for the 25 years we have shared our lives together, ‘Seven.'”

“Seven” is the name she gave her beloved coupe.

When Nishimoto was working as a clerk at the age of 55, she was looking to buy a new car and fell in love with the RX-7 when she first happened to see it in the anime series “Initial D”. “Its outline is beautiful,” she thought. She immediately bought a brand-new silver model for around 3 million yen (about $19,300 at the current rate).

After she had used the vehicle for daily outings like trips to the supermarket and racked up about 77,500 kilometers over 25 years of use, she made up her mind to give up her driver’s license in December 2022, when she turned 78. After her search for the car’s next owner was reported in the news, Mazda Motor Corp. put in an application.

A young designer at Mazda gave Nishimoto a sketch of the adored cruiser during the ceremony. “The RX-7 was the first car I was responsible for marketing after joining the company. Ms. Nishimoto lovingly drove this car for 25 years, and we will maintain and handle it with care from here on,” Mazda President Masahiro Moro wrote in a letter that was also passed to her.

“For the two years after I decided to let it go, I had particularly fond memories of riding in Seven to photograph seasonal flowers and scenery. I loved the feeling of oneness with the car,” Nishimoto said.

The car will hereafter undergo maintenance before beginning its second life as a promotional vehicle.

The RX-7 integrated Mazda’s technical prowess and included a high output, low noise and vibration rotary engine. Around 810,000 of the vehicles were produced between 1978 and 2002. Having plenty of overseas fans, the car was featured in “Fast and Furious,” and it has been immortalized in the street-racing manga, anime and game series “Initial D” as the car owned by the protagonist’s rival.

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Judges Must Reject Gifts From Governors,Ministers “- NBA President, Osigwe

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Afam Osigwe, president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), says it is unconstitutional for members of the cabinet or governors to be giving gifts to judges.

Osigwe spoke on Thursday during Politics HQ, a programme on News Central TV.

The NBA president’s comments came months after Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), announced the construction of quarters for judges in Abuja.

In September, the FCT minister flagged off the construction of 40 houses for judges in Abuja, which sparked a public outrage.

He said 20 of the houses, when completed, would be allocated to judges of the FCT high court, while 10 would be given to the judges of the federal high court and 10 to those of the court of appeal.

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