With the rising insecurity and high cost of food in the country, only about 21 per cent of Nigerian households are food secure.
The report also shows that aside from this number, 79 per cent households are food insecure in Nigeria, while 59 per cent is moderately food insecure and another 20 per cent are severely food insecure. On the issue of hygiene, he said about 23 percent of households in Nigeria are not having toilet facilities.
On the geo-political level, it was shown that South East and South South zones had the lowest percentage of pipe borne water and highest borehole access, whereas the Western and Northern regions fare better followed by South South geo-political zones.