Nigeria Slips to 54th in Global Ranking, As Tobacco Industry Interference Worsens
Nigeria has suffered a decline in the global ranking of countries protecting public health policies from tobacco industry influence, according to the 2025 Nigeria Tobacco Industry Interference (TII) Index released in Lagos on Thursday. The report, produced by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), shows that Nigeria’s score worsened from 60 in 2023 to 62 […]
Environmentalist Nnimmo Bassey Receives 2024 Wallenberg Medal
Global environmental activist and Executive Director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) Nnimmo Bassey, will today, Tuesday, September 10, receive the 2024 Wallenberg Medal from the University of Michigan. Bassey will also deliver the 29th Wallenberg Lecture, “We Are Relatives,” centring on love, humility, dignity and respect in his vision of a liveable […]
Don’t Use Bouillon Cubes For Food Fortification, CAPPA, NHED Urge FG
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) and other public health advocates Thursday urged the federal government to halt plans to use bouillon cubes as a food vehicle for delivering iron and zinc to households to combat micronutrient deficiencies. They warned that bouillon cubes are excessively high in sodium and that using them for food […]
CAPPA Urges Film Industry To Sustain #SmokeFreeNollywood
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged the country’s regulators and the film and cinema industry to protect the next generation of Nigerians from the predatory tactics of the tobacco industry by sustaining the #SmokeFreeNollywood campaign. CAPPA’s Executive Director Akinbode Oluwafemi said the tobacco industry had a track record of surreptitiously using […]
Food Justice: Experts Reject GMOs, Back SSB Tax
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) pose significant health, environmental and economic risks, while an improved tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) will promote human rights and food justice, experts have said. They spoke on Monday in Lagos at a capacity-building programme organised by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), themed: “Human Rights, Food Justice and Sugar-Sweetened […]
CAPPA Trains Benue Journalists On Peaceful Polls
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has held a capacity-building training for journalists in Benue State, urging them to tailor their reports towards promoting peaceful and non-violent elections. The two-day event, organized with the support of the European Union Support for Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU EDGN), exposed the media practitioners to the rudiments […]
Cholera: CAPPA Urges Govt to Prioritise Access to Public Water
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has sounded alarm bells over Nigeria’s latest cholera outbreak, asserting that the recurring crisis, which affects thousands of vulnerable Nigerians, is a direct consequence of government’s failure to invest in safe public water supply. The non-governmental organisation’s warning contained in a statement issued by its Media and […]
CAPPA Warns Nigerians About Burna Boy’s Vape Deal With US Firm
CAPPA’s Executive Director, Akinbode Oluwafemi said: “We are really disappointed that Burna Boy rather than promote healthy lifestyles and noble causes among the youth, has chosen to throw his influence behind habits that cause dangerous health consequences.
NFVCB, tobacco control community unite for smoke-free Nollywood
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) and the tobacco control community have renewed their commitment to continue collaborating for a smoke-free Nollywood. They firmed up their alliance in Abuja during an advocacy visit on March 18, 2024, by the tobacco control community led by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA). The NFVCB’s […]
Lagos Mulls Levy On Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
The Lagos State Government is considering a levy on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) to boost public health and lower the rising non-communicable diseases (NCDs) burden. Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi reasoned that an SSB levy would contribute to driving the state’s human capital agenda – healthier children and good nutrition – and positively impact its […]
