CSOs urge FG to tighten food regulations over rising hypertension cases

Civil Society Organisations under the Coalition for Healthy Food Advocacy have urged the Federal Government to strengthen food regulations and introduce stricter sodium reduction policies to address rising cases of hypertension and other non-communicable diseases linked to excessive salt consumption in Nigeria.

CSOs urge FG to tighten food regulations over rising hypertension cases. Civil Society Organisations under the Coalition for Healthy Food Advocacy have urged the Federal Government to strengthen food regulations and introduce stricter sodium reduction policies to address rising cases of hypertension and other non-communicable diseases linked to excessive salt consumption in Nigeria. The call was made on Thursday in Abuja during a press briefing organised to commemorate the 2026 World Salt Awareness Week, following a road walk led by the Network for Health Equity and Development, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa and other partners. The groups warned that Nigerians are increasingly exposed to unhealthy levels of sodium through processed and packaged foods, often without adequate nutrition information to guide healthi...