High price of comodities in lagos state

In the last few month, price of staple food has risened over fifty per-cent across the country. The development is taken its tour on the standard of living on the people.

Many housewives now find it difficult to give balance diet to their families. In the beginning of this year prizes of goods and services have been underise despite the drop in inflation figures to 13.4% in April. The food scarcity recorded during the period following the strike embarked upon by major marketers worsened the situation.

Thou the fuel scarcity problem is over,prises of food item and other commodities are yet to come down.Most market in lagos metropolist, sells their goods higher than what it use to be. Tomatoes,pepper, Garri were the worst of it.For instance a basket of fresh tomatoes now goes for 5,000 naira, a bag of garri now sell for 4,500 as some traders however bleamed the high cost of food item on the excessive rain experienced around the country.

Some people are of the opinion that equiping farmers with tools and installing storage facilities with the handful availability is better.Effective implementation of the federal government agricultural funds will go a long way in boosting food production that will help reduce the current high prise of food items.

CHILD TRAFFICKING IN NIGERIA

The glory of children is seeing themselves in the midst of their colleague in school and grow up like other children in the society. children are suppose to be the leaders of tommorrow.

Reverse is the case,as some children are victims of trafficking either to serve as a begger, servant vice-versa.

Six million Nigerian children are estimated to be at risk of trafficking for domestic forced labour, prostitution and pornography every year according to a national survey conducted by the international labour organization in 2003.

some parents give their children without even realising that they are given them to the wrong hands.Perherps promises of homes and better education lure parents, only to find out later that their child has either turned into slaves, beggers, or even prostitutes.

Government on its part has to set up an agency to fight trafficking by implementing laws that will ban all forms of trafficking and also educate parents on this issue.