Salt Awareness Week: CAPPA urges Fed Govt to accelerate salt reduction targets regulation
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Federal Government to accelerate the formulation of regulations for enforcing salt targets in processed and packaged foods, critical to checkmating the country’s growing prevalence of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and kidney failure. In a statement to mark World Salt Awareness Week 2025, the nongovernmental […]
Nigerian Children at Risk from Junk Food Marketing
Across Nigeria, from the bustling streets of Lagos to the quiet neighbourhoods of Enugu and the vibrant markets of Kano, ultra-processed food (UPF) companies are saturating the country with flashy adverts for sugary drinks, snacks and products targeted at children. These items are everywhere—in schools, churches, and on social media—and they are cheap. Yet behind […]
CAPPA to FG: Boost health funding, enforce nutritious food policies
As the world marks World Health Day (WHD), Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call on the Nigerian government to demonstrate stronger commitment to public health by prioritising adequate healthcare funding and implementing robust healthy food policies to safeguard Nigerians from diet-related health risks. This year’s WHD, themed “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures”, […]
World Obesity Day: CAPPA Renews Call For Healthy Food Policies
To commemorate World Obesity Day (WOD), Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call for comprehensive healthy food policies to strengthen local diets and tackle the country’s rising obesity and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) burden. A statement on Tuesday, by Robert Egbe, Media & Communications Officer, CAPPA, said the civil society organisation […]
Why effective sugar-sweetened beverage taxation is overdue in Nigeria
Dr. Francis Fagbule, a public health dentist and lecturer at the University of Ibadan and the University College Hospital, Ibadan, emphasizes in this interview by SADE OGUNTOLA that addressing noncommunicable diseases in Nigeria requires a holistic approach, including the implementation of appropriate pro-health taxation on sugar-sweetened beverages. Excerpts: Why is a sugar-sweetened beverage tax important, […]
Tobacco Industry’s Deadly, Discredited ‘Harm Reduction’ Trick
Despite the millions of people its products kill every year, and the thousands more whose health is destroyed, the tobacco industry is aggressively lobbying governments and the public to embrace newer kinds of harmful tobacco products that it presents as “less harmful” or “safer” than traditional tobacco use. According to the World Health Organisation, the […]
CAPPA Urges NASS To Increase Tobacco Control Budget To N300m
As the National Assembly continues its review of the N49.7 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill presented by President Bola Tinubu on December 18, 2024, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Senate and House of Representatives to raise the budgetary allocation for Tobacco Control in the 2025 National Budget from the […]
Show Financial Commitment to Addressing Diabetes Burden, CAPPA Tells FG, States
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the federal government and state authorities to demonstrate financial commitment towards reducing the risk of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases. The not-for-profit organization, in a statement following last Thursday’s celebration of the World Diabetes Day, reiterated its call for an upward review of the […]
How consuming 40m litres of SSBs contributes to $2.37b cost for managing obesity, others
Public health advocates have alerted to the dangers of consuming over 40 million liters of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) by Nigerians, maintaining that it puts pressure on the health and socio-economic systems as it costs a whopping $2.37 billion (an equivalent of N3.68 trillion) yearly to manage obesity, overweight and other related ailments. Executive Director of the Corporate […]
Fortification of ultra-processed foods: When more becomes harmful
Throughout history, human survival has greatly depended on sourcing, preparing, and consuming different kinds of food. Food is the third basic need of man after air and water. It supplies our bodies with nutrients for growth, tissue repair, maintenance, and the regulation of vital processes. Food is not just for nourishment; it is also an […]
