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NAFDAC lists four things to check before buying packaged food
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (451+ words) The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has advised Nigerians to read food labels before buying packaged food, saying doing so can help consumers make safer and healthier choices. PUNCH Online reports that packaged food refers to…...
NAFDAC uncovers illegal sachet alcohol production despite ban — DG
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (569+ words) The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, says the agency uncovered the continued illegal production of banned alcoholic drinks packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200 millilitres, despite the Federal…...
Fortified seasoning cubes will tackle pregnancy anaemia, birth defects — Experts
1+ week, 1+ day ago (872+ words) Medical and nutrition experts have said that fortifying bouillon (seasoning) cubes with iron, zinc, folic acid and vitamin B12 will significantly reduce anaemia among pregnant women in Nigeria as the cost of nutritious diets continues to soar. The experts urged the…...
Reps step down bill seeking ban on unbranded, unfortified cooking oils
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (799+ words) The House of Representatives on Wednesday stepped down a bill seeking to prohibit the production, importation, distribution, sale and consumption of unbranded and unfortified edible oils in Nigeria following extensive debate among lawmakers over its potential impact on public health,…...
Nigerians demand affordable healthy diets as unsafe food kills 53,000 annually
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1551+ words) As unsafe food claims 53,000 lives annually in the country, Nigerians have urged the Federal and state governments to make healthy and safe food more affordable amid worsening economic hardship. Nigerians, who spoke with PUNCH Healthwise, lamented that rising food prices…...
Women dairy farmers key to food security, livestock growth – FG
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (22+ words) Punch Newspapers Women dairy farmers key to food security, livestock growth â FG...
Price hike forces pregnant women to abandon fruits despite health risks
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (1408+ words) Every time seven-months-pregnant Ayo Sarumi walks past fruit stalls in her neighbourhood, she keeps moving. Watermelons, which used to be her craving and a regular part of her diet, have become an expense she can no longer justify. “Now that…...
Food imports gulp $2.34bn in 2025 — CBN
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (638+ words) Nigeria spent $2.34bn on food imports in 2025, fresh data from the Central Bank of Nigeria has shown. The figure was contained in the CBN’s latest quarterly statistical bulletin on sectoral utilisation of foreign exchange. An analysis of the data showed that…...
FUTA expands agriculture research to tackle food insecurity
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (576+ words) The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, has said it is intensifying investments in agriculture and technology-driven food production as part of efforts to address Nigeria’s growing food insecurity challenge. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Adenike Oladiji, disclosed…...
Sallah: Households groan as tomatoes turn stew into luxury - Healthwise
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1751+ words) A few days before the Sallah celebration, Mile 12 Market bustled with buyers and traders haggling over prices across crowded stalls. Amid the noise, Rukayat Bello stood quietly, repeatedly adjusting the edge of her scarf as she counted the N1,000 notes in…...