June 9, 2026
*Unsafe food kills 53,000 Nigerians annually, sickens 50m, FG raises alarm
By Sola Ogundipe, Health Editor, Babajide Komolafe & Joseph Erunke
LAGOS — Across many Nigerian homes, meals are changing quietly. Portions are smaller. Shopping is more careful. Families now measure food differently.
Meals that once fed a household comfortably are now stretched across the day. Rice, beans and soup are divided into smaller portions. Breakfast is often the easiest meal to skip as hardship bites harder.
