Africa Health Report

How Nigeria’s Cost-of-Living Crisis Is Driving a Deadly Addiction to Processed Foods Photo Caption:Madam Rose attends to customers at her roadside food stall in Utako Market, Abuja, where quick processed meals are increasingly replacing traditional home-cooked dishes. (Photo credit: Otamere Gladness/AHR)

Oluwatobi Adu May 18, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – In the crowded markets of Abuja, at roadside food stalls and construction sites where...

Nigeria Warns Fertiliser Crisis Threatens Africa’s Food Security Agriculture officials discuss fertiliser shortages and food security challenges at summit in Nairobi.

Korede Abdullah May 14, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security warns that rising fertiliser prices and...

Korede Abdullah March 31, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – From the wheat fields of Eastern Europe to the bakeries of Lagos, the world’s...

Otamere Gladness February 8, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – On a humid morning in Utako Market, Abuja, shoppers pause longer than usual at...

Bauchi Leads Nigeria with Lowest Food Inflation Rate at 2.8% Traders displaying farm produce at Bauchi market amid stable food prices

Juliet Jacob October 16, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Bauchi State has emerged as Nigeria’s least food-inflation-affected state, recording a modest 2.8% year-on-year...

Koko Maxwella September 30, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Behind Nigeria’s high maternal and infant death rates lies a silent crisis: poor nutrition...

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