Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- A group, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa(CAPPA), has called for the implementation of the federal government policies designed to reduce the rising cases of deaths traced to the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that resulted from unhealthy food and beverage consumption.

The Executive Director of CAPPA, Akinbode Oluwafemi, made the call during the opening of the Youth Bootcamp for Food Justice 2025 at the Warm Springs Resort, Ikogosi-Ekiti, Ekiti West Local Government Area of Ekiti State.

Mr Oluwafemi listed the three 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 ...