Daily meal of a hungry Nigerian child

Asquo, 8: Bones and veg

Plantain, pepper and bones

Serves 1 child

Cost: 15p

half a thin slice of plantain and fried pepper

leftover bones and fat (free from butcher)

palm nut oil

Slice the plantain and pepper as thin as possible. Heat oil, fry the plantain and pepper, bones and any fat. Serve hot with weak tea and powdered milk.

This is what eight year-old Asquo Edem of Lagos eats as his only meal of the day. On a good day, his mother gets free bones and fat. On a bad day, Asquo cries himself to sleep when he has had no food. He is very small for his.