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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 […]
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 […]
Health Ministry, CAPPA, Train Journalists on National Salt Reduction Priorities
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (FMoHSW), in partnership with the Centre for Communication and Social Impact (CCSI), convened a one-day media training on salt reduction on July 15, 2025, at Newton Park and Resort Hotel, Abuja. The engagement is part of Nigeria’s broader effort to reduce population-level sodium intake and address the […]
Groups demand policy reform to tackle excess salt in processed foods
Experts have advocated policy reforms to tackle the excess salt in processed foods and the introduction of Front-of-Pack Warning Labels (FOPWL) to strengthen Nigeria’s healthy food regulation. Nigeria currently faces an alarming burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, heart disease, and stroke due to excessive salt consumption. The experts expressed concern that many […]
Nigeria’s food safety at risk: CAPPA sounds alarm on ultra-processed foods
Nigeria’s food safety at risk: CAPPA sounds alarm on ultra-processed foods On World Food Safety Day 2025, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on governments at all levels to implement policies that promote healthy, indigenous diets and discourage the widespread availability and consumption of ultra-processed foods (UFPs), which are linked to Nigeria’s rising […]
How Warning Labels Can Save Nigerians from Toxic Diets
Imagine walking through a busy Nigerian market, where brightly coloured food packages compete for your attention. From small shops to large malls, a wide variety of items are attractively displayed. However, hidden beneath these colourful wraps is a danger of too much sugar, salt, and unhealthy fats in majority of these products, which are contributing […]
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 […]
Nigeria Launches National Guidelines for Sodium Reduction
Determined to tackle rising rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), Nigeria has officially launched its National Guidelines for Sodium Reduction—becoming the first African country to set mandatory sodium benchmarks across all identified processed and pre-packaged food categories. The launch, which took place on March 26, 2025, at the Abuja Continental Hotel, marked a major public health […]
Fortification of Ultra-Processed Foods: When More Becomes Harmful
By Bukola Olukemi-Odele and Humphrey Ukeaja 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 […]
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 […]
