A pan-African organisation, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) said that non-communicable diseases arising from excessive consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) among others, account for about 30 per cent of deaths annually recorded in Nigeria. During a two-day Journalism Training on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) Tax and Industry Monitoring in Kano, CAPPA’s Executive Director, Akinbode Oluwafemi said: ‘Nigeria is facing …

With Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) accounting for 74 per cent of all deaths worldwide, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has scaled up efforts towards the elimination of Trans Fatty Acid (TFAs) from food supplies in Nigeria. At a briefing on the newly gazetted fats, oil and food-containing fats, Oil Regulation 2022 and pre-packaged Food Labelling …

The World Obesity Atlas 2023 report has shown that Nigeria is least prepared to deal with the rising Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and obesity globally. Publication by the World Obesity Federation, shows that Nigeria ranks 180 out of 183 countries on the NCDs-Obesity Preparedness Rankings. The ranking system takes account of countries’ current health system responses to the NCDs and their …