Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- The Senate has called on the federal government to adopt the food stamp measure to reduce hardship and high cost of living in the country.

The upper chamber also directed the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to liaise with relevant institutions to ensure the implementation of the interventionist programme.

The lawmakers made the call on Tuesday during the plenary after adopting a motion to introduce food stamp as an intervention to halt the worsening economic situation in the country.

The resolution was sequel to a motion jointly sponsored by the Senate Whip, Ali Ndume, and the Kwara Central senator, Saliu Mustapha

The food stamp is a situation whereby the federal government provides food-purchasing assistance for l...