Nigeria: Nestle Expands Global Recall of Baby Formula Over Contamination Concerns

According to Nestle, the recalled products may contain cereulide, a toxin known to trigger nausea and vomiting. Read more »

Nigeria: Jigawa Primary Healthcare Agency, WHO Destroy Expired Noodles

The noodles were part of incentives to boost participation in polio and routine immunisation campaigns. Read more »

Nigeria: Christmas - Cross River Glows Amid Deepening Poverty

According to the 2022 Multidimensional Poverty Index report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), 75.6 per cent of Cross River's population (about 3.44 million people) are… Read more »

Nigeria: Recalled Indomie Vegetable Flavour Not From Nigeria - NAFDAC

In a statement on Monday, NAFDAC said the affected product was not manufactured in Nigeria and is not among the food items approved by the agency for distribution in the Nigerian… Read more »

Nigeria: NAFDAC Declares Indomie Vegetable Flavour Unsafe, Orders Nationwide Mop-Up

The recall comes amid concerns over food safety and the need to reinforce regulatory oversight given the popularity of Indomie and other instant noodles. Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Asks Govt, States to Subsidise Fertiliser for Farmers

The Senate noted that the high cost of fertilisers and other farm inputs are worsening post-harvest losses and threatening the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers. Read more »

Nigeria: Jigawa to Allocate 100,000 Hectares for the Cultivation of Nutrient Grass for Livestock Grazing

Alfalfa, also called lucerne, is a flowering plant in the legume species that is cultivated as a rich forage crop and is used for grazing, hay and silage as well as green manure… Read more »

Nigeria: Beyond Monoculture - How Ellah Lakes' Multi-Dimensional Strategy Is Building a Resilient Food Security Blueprint

Ellah Lakes' portfolio spans oil palm, cassava, and piggery operations, each operating on distinct production rhythms. Read more »

Nigeria: How Illegal Farming, Logging Drive Human-Elephant Conflict in Ogun Community By - Sodeeq Atanda

Many residents of Itasin have either had their farms destroyed, been physically attacked, or narrowly escaped encounters with elephants that wander in from the nearby forest… Read more »

Nigeria: How Changing Weather Is Reshaping Life for a Nigerian Fishing Community (III)

A small fishing community in Rivers State shares how changing weather is reshaping its routines - part of the wider pressures Nigerian fishers face, including insecurity. Read more »

Nigeria: Imo, Abia Traders Speak On Drop in Price of Food Items

A market survey in Owerri, Imo State, shows that a basket of fresh tomatoes, sold for N40,000 last two months, dropped to N38,000 and N35,000, depending on the quality. Read more »

Nigeria: Health Groups Back NAFDAC's Ban On Sachet Alcohol

The transition period ends in December 2025. Despite this concession, they said several manufacturers continued production in defiance of the directive Read more »

Nigeria: NAFDAC Sensitises Officials On Drug Traceability, Paediatric Regulations to Curb Counterfeiting

The workshop focused on three major initiatives that form part of NAFDAC's broader strategy to protect consumers and strengthen the pharmaceutical supply chain Read more »

Nigeria: Activists Fault NAFDAC's Sachet Alcohol Ban, Warn of ₦1.9 Trillion Industry Loss

"The NAFDAC DG should desist from further running the agency like a private business enterprise and subjecting it to public ridicule or resign, as her actions..." Read more »

Nigeria: NAFDAC Launches New Initiatives to Protect Women, Children's Health

The initiatives, the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health + Nutrition (MNCH+N), the NAFDAC Office of Women and Children's Health (NOWCH), and the National Action Plan on Prevention,… Read more »

Nigeria: NAFDAC to Enforce Total Ban On Alcohol Sachets, Small Bottles By December 2025

The directive followed a motion sponsored by a senator, Asuquo Ekpenyong (Cross River South), who raised concern over the repeated postponement of the policy despite the rising… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Our Largest Global Centre for Malnutrition Treatment - MSF

Vice President Shettima says Nigeria loses $56 billion in human capital annually to malnutrition. Read more »

Nigeria: VP Shettima, Governor Radda Rally Citizens Against Malnutrition

The Vice President who was represented by the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Public Health (office of the Vice President), Mrs Uju Vanstatia Rochas-Anwukah, lauded… Read more »

Nigeria: Maggieverse - Storytelling, Cultural Identity Take Centre Stage As African Food Creators Meet in Lagos

The organisers also provided attendees with social media food content creation lectures and a positive way to tell African food cultures. Read more »

Nigeria: Macban Urges Kebbi Govt to Arrest, Prosecute Killers of Pastoralists

"The alleged dastardly act simply shows a well-organised campaign to displace pastoralists from their abodes in some parts of Kebbi." Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Farmers Seek Govt's Intervention to Curb Post-Harvest Losses

The farmers also noted that the high cost of farm inputs undermines farming activities and further reduces yields. Read more »

Nigeria: NAFDAC Urges Pharmaceutical Sector to Invest in Vaccine Production

Mrs Adeyeye, a professor warned that Nigeria relied heavily on international donors during the COVID-19 pandemic, a situation that must not be repeated. Read more »

Nigeria: Deadly Attacks At Sea Push Nigeria's Fishers, Traders to the Brink

On Nigeria's coast, pirates prey on artisanal fishers and women traders whose livelihoods are already strained by climate change. Read more »

Nigeria: Unending Toll - How Highway Extortion Fuels Soaring Food Prices in Nigeria

Across Nigeria's highways, extortion has become as predictable as potholes. From Kano to Lagos, from Enugu to Port Harcourt, from Ibadan to Ilorin, multiple truck drivers say they… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Unveils $3.1 Billion Agricultural Investment Portfolio to Boost Food Security

The government said the initiative will directly benefit 45,000 farmers, set up 375 processing units, and reduce the nation's import dependence on starch and high-quality flour. Read more »