Well this is some cheering news to start the day.
According to report published by International Food Policy Research Institute, IFPRI, hunger levels in Nigeria has decreased in the last eight years, but has remained at am "alarming" level in Africa.
The report showed that Nigeria's index dropped from 16.3 in 2005 to 15 in 2013.
Safe and comfortable levels are below five. Burundi has the highest at 38.
The report identifies Africa generally among other regions with a high level of hunger which, it says is alarming.
This is contained in the 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI) released by IFPRI, Welthungerhilfe, and Concern Worldwide.
The report said global hunger is decreasing as the 2013 World Global Hunger Index score has fallen by 34 per cent from the 1990 GHI score.
However, world hunger still remains serious, with 19 countries suffering from levels of hunger that are either alarming or extremely alarming, it adds.
South Asia has the highest regional GHI score, followed by sub Saharan Africa, while Burundi, Eritrea and Comoros have the highest levels of hunger, the report states.
The report said most of the affected countries were vulnerable to the negative effects of extreme weather events, climate change, population pressure, conflicts and economic crises.
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