World Food Day: CAPPA Warns Against Corporate Capture of Nigeria’s Food System
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate World Food Day 2025, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has raised concern over the growing dominance of ultra-processed foods in the country’s food system, warning that weak regulation and unchecked corporate influence are endangering public health. In a statement signed by CAPPA’s […]
When Beverage Companies Pretend to Save the Planet
The sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) industry loves a good photograph. A group of people in bright shirts gather on a beach, collecting bottles into neat bags. The picture travels online, framed as proof of corporate care for the planet. In Nigeria, these companies are often celebrated, and they never tire of vaunting about their corporate social […]
When Beverage Companies Pretend to Save the Planet
The sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) industry loves a good photograph. A group of people in bright shirts gather on a beach, collecting bottles into neat bags. The picture travels online, framed as proof of corporate care for the planet. In Nigeria, these companies are often celebrated, and they never tire of vaunting about their corporate social […]
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CAPPA’s Boot Camp Rallies Youth for Food Justice
Against the backdrop of the rolling hills and serene environment of the Ikogosi Warm Springs resort in Ekiti, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) held a first-of-its-kind youth boot camp on food justice from August 24 to 29. Supported by the Global Health Advocacy Incubator, the five-day gathering brought together 52 carefully selected participants […]
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CAPPA Commends FG Health Tax Policy, Renews Call for Higher Sugary Drinks Excise Duty
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has commended the Federal Government’s decision to develop a draft policy that will earmark revenues from excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) for health financing. It described the initiative as a decisive opportunity for the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration to leave a legacy […]
Group seeks FG’s action on policies on beverages to reduce deadly diseases
The group listed the government policies as effective taxation of unhealthy products, clear front-of-pack warning labels, and sodium reduction, which he said, if implemented, could reshape Nigeria’s food environment, reduce the burden of disease, and save lives. A group, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa(CAPPA), has called for the implementation of the federal government policies […]
CAPPA National Youth Bootcamp on Food Justice Begins in Ekiti
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) is set to open its Youth Bootcamp for Food Justice 2025 on Sunday, August 24, at the Ikogosi Warm Springs Resort in Ekiti State. The week-long programme, organised in partnership with the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), will run until August 29 and will draw young Nigerians […]
Nigeria’s Technical Working Group on FOPL Begins Work
The inaugural workshop of Nigeria’s National Technical Working Group on Front-of-Pack Labelling (NTWG–FOPL) was held from July 16 to 17, 2025, at Wetland Hotels in Wuye, Abuja. Convened by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (FMHSW), the workshop brought together legal and technical experts, representatives of key ministries and regulatory agencies, civil society […]
SSB Tax: CAPPA Rebuts Industry Misinformation
The advocacy for an effective Sugar Sweetened Beverage (SSB) tax in Nigeria is gaining more momentum following a media roundtable organised by the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) in Abuja on July 8, 2025. Featuring over 70 physical and virtual participants, including medical, economic and nutrition professionals and over 40 health journalists from […]
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CAPPA Hosts Show Anchors, OAPs, Journalists in Abuja
On Sunday, July 13, 2025, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) hosted over 40 journalists, broadcasters, and on-air personalities (OAPs) in Abuja for an evening of conversation, learning, and a shared goal of making Nigeria healthier by reducing the public’s excessive consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and other unhealthy diets. The event, held at […]
