Fresh alarm over unsafe food
The Federal Government has raised fresh alarm over the growing burden of food-borne diseases in the country. The government also disclosed that unsafe food has caused more than 53,000 deaths and about 50 million illnesses across the country yearly. According to the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, “together these illnesses and deaths result in a staggering 4.26 million years of healthy life lost to illness, disability or early death.” The minister further said that most of this burden falls heavily on children under five, who account for more than 80 per cent of all…
14th June 2026