Nigeria, March 26 -- Due to rising transportation costs that reduce household earnings and drive up food prices, Nigerians are going without food.

Transport expenses have increased by 20 to 100 percent over the past 22 months due to the approximately fivefold increase in gas prices. This has increased the cost of logistics for food traders, who then pass the cost on to customers.

Because they can't always afford to eat three square meals a day, many families go without food.

Over the past seven years, there has been a notable increase in the cost of transit in Nigeria, according to SBM Intelligence. According to SBM Intelligence, bus transport fares for interstate travel increased by 403.5 percent.

The average increase in airfare was ...