By Chioma Obinna
The Federal Government, food industry players, and nutrition stakeholders on Tuesday intensified efforts to achieve full compliance with Nigeria’s food fortification programme as part of a broader strategy to tackle the growing burden of hidden hunger and micronutrient deficiencies affecting millions across the country.
At the 2026 first Bi-Annual National Fortification Alliance (NFA) Technical Committee Meeting in Lagos, stakeholders said the push for between 70 and 100 per cent fortification compliance for staple foods such as flour, sugar, vegetable oil and salt has become critical to improving nutrition outcomes, reducing disease burden and boosting national productivity.
In her welcome address, the Director of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition at NAFDAC, Mrs. Eva Edwards, said the agency warned that micronutrient deficiencies remain a silent but serious public health threat to millions of Nigerians.
Edwards said the agency and its partners were strengthening surveillance, market monitoring and industry collaboration to ensure Nigerians consume adequately fortified foods.
