Nigeria's Senate has approved a bill to criminalize the export of large quantities of unprocessed corn in an effort to combat hunger and food insecurity, which is becoming more severe due to the country's worst cost-of-living crisis in decades, exacerbated by austerity measures and inflation. The bill, pending the president's approval, would prohibit the export of unprocessed corn in quantities starting at one metric ton, with violators facing fines or imprisonment. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) projects an increase in Nigeria's corn exports in the next year.