By Joke Kujenya IN TODAY’s world, cheaper sugary drinks and alcoholic beverages are driving rising rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancers and injuries as weak tax systems keep harmful products affordable, particularly for children and young adults. The World Health Organization (WHO), in its latest newsletter, notes that con...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent HEIGHTENED CONCERN over Nigeria’s rising diabetes burden shaped a strong appeal from Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) on Friday as the organisation supported the Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN) in urging the Federal Government to declare a national emergenc...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DRIVE TOWARDS strengthening Nigeria’s healthcare financing structure advanced this weekend as the Federal Government announced an upward review of the National Health Insurance (NHI) capitation fee from N750 to N1,450 per person. The new rate, according to authorities, forms part of broader ref...
By JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’s FEDERAL and state governments have been called upon at all levels by the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) to adopt and enforce comprehensive food policies that safeguard Nigerians from the growing threat of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and unhealthy beverages. The organisation issu...
By JKNewsMedia FOLLOWING Ekiti State’s declaration of Ado-Ekiti smoke-free on World No Tobacco Day 2025, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) hailed the milestone and urges nationwide replication. Spotlighting the themes: “Unmasking the Appeal: Exposing the Tobacco Industry’s Tactics”, the Ekiti State cap...
By JKNewsMedia UNCHECKED SODIUM consumption is fuelling a surge in life-threatening health conditions in Nigeria, prompting fresh calls on the Federal Government for urgent action to regulate salt levels in processed foods. The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) is demanding swift government intervention to enfor...
By Joke Kujenya PUBLIC HEALTH advocates issued a fresh demand for urgent reforms as Nigeria marked World Health Day, warning that underfunded healthcare and unchecked junk food marketing are fuelling a national crisis of non-communicable diseases. Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) urged the federal government to ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PUSH FOR free Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) treatment took centre as Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, launches Women’s Health Initiatives in Delta State. Advocating for improved healthcare access, she urged for the implementation of free trea...
