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CAPPA Trains Kano Media to Champion SSB Tax and Public Health
At a two-day capacity-building workshop in Kano from May 19 to 20, 2025, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) convened thirty-five media practitioners to deepen their understanding of Nigeria’s sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax. The training fused with expert-presentations, case-studies, and hands-on exercises also equipped participants with new knowledge and investigative tools to reinforce their […]
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 […]
CAPPA Engages Senior Legislative Aides on Strengthening Nigeria’s SSB Tax Policy
Between May 8 to 9, 2025, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) held a two-day technical engagement with Senior Legislative Aides (SLAs) of the National Assembly. The engagement brought together eighteen SLAs to deepen their understanding of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) taxation, assess its potential for improving public health outcomes, and explore pathways for strengthening […]
Communique Issued at the End of a Two-Day National Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) Tax Coalition Technical Engagement held in Lagos State on 5th – 6th May 2025
Preamble: Nigeria’s heavy burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) has been linked to the increasing consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs), and other unhealthy diets, such as processed and packaged foods. This rise is fueled by rapid urbanization, the westernization of local diets, and the widespread availability, low cost, and aggressive marketing of SSBs and other ultra-processed […]
National SSB Tax Coalition Trained on Strategic Media Engagement for Advocacy
The National Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) Tax Coalition, in partnership with Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), held a two-day technical engagement on media advocacy from May 5 to 6, 2025, at Amber Residence, Ikeja, Lagos State. The meeting brought together over 25 coalition members and representatives from across Nigeria to deepen their understanding of […]
How corporations hook Nigerians on unhealthy foods, increase NCDs — Report
A new report has exposed how food corporations use a sophisticated web of marketing strategies to lure Nigerians—especially children and young adults—into consuming ultra-processed foods that damage their health, undermine public health policies, and cost the Nigerian healthcare system billions. The report, Junk on Our Plates: Exposing Deceptive Marketing of Unhealthy Foods Across Seven States in Nigeria, was […]
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, […]
Experts Link Sugary Drinks Industry To Climate Change
Health and climate experts have identified the sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) industry as a major driver of the climate crisis, urging Nigeria to implement measures to curb their consumption in the interest of public health and the environment. Speaking on Friday at a webinar titled, “SSB and Climate Change: Climate Cost of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages,” organised by […]
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 […]
