The Lagos Food Bank has said inflation has reduced families’ ability to afford a healthy diet, calling for more partnerships for food security.

The group made the call at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Onikan, Lagos, during a Walkathon Fundraiser to support the food-insecure school children initiative.
 
Themed ‘Feed the Future, the walkathon is a community-driven initiative aimed at supporting children in low-cost private schools. The campaign is anchored in the Education Enhancement Intervention for Food Insecure Students (EDUFOOD) programme, which provides nutritious meals to children in low-cost private schools to keep them healthy, focused, and motivated to stay in school.
 
It said the walkathon was more than just a fundraiser but a movement of solidarity, calling on individuals, organisations, and public figures to take literal steps toward solving hunger affecting children in schools, one child, one school, and one community at a time. Funds raised will go into providing nutritious meals for underserved children in low-income communities attending low-cost, registered private schools.
 
According to a report, Nigeria is facing an alarming food insecurity crisis, with 33 million people projected to face acute food insecurity and malnutrition this year (2025), driven by economic hardship, record-high inflation, climate change impacts like drought and flooding, and persistent conflict.
 
The government’s removal of the fuel subsidy, which raised transportation costs, has aggravated the problem, making basic foodstuffs unaffordable for many. Children are particularly vulnerable, with a high prevalence of chronic malnutrition.
 
Speaking with The Guardian, the Executive Director of Lagos Food Bank, Michael Sunbola, said: “Food bank is committed to bringing down the hunger rate in our society. We have been operating for almost 10 years, and so far, we have impacted over three million people across 172 communities, working with over 30,000 volunteers.