Nigeria Records 50m Foodborne Illnesses, 53,000 Deaths Annually — Minister

Nigeria records nearly 50 million cases of foodborne illnesses every year, with unsafe food responsible for more than 53,000 deaths annually, the minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Adekunle Salako, has said.
He spoke on Monday while commemorating the 2026 World Food Safety Day, themed “From Burden to Solutions – Safe Food Everywhere.”
Speaking virtually at an event held in Abuja, Salako said the latest estimates by the World Health Organisation (WHO) paint a troubling picture of the burden of foodborne diseases in Nigeria, particularly among children.
He said the illnesses and deaths linked to unsafe food result in approximately 4.26 million years of healthy life...