The federal government has disclosed that unsafe food causes over 53,000 deaths and nearly 50 million illnesses annually in Nigeria.
Minister of state for health, Iziaq Salako, disclosed this in Abuja during activities marking the 2026 world food safety day.
He warned that foodborne diseases pose a major public health threat, costing the country an estimated 4.26 million years of healthy life annually through illness, disability, and premature death.