Nigeria, July 9 -- Nigeria is losing over N200 billion annually due to poor implementation of its Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) tax, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has said, warning of the growing public health and economic toll of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) driven by unhealthy diets.

At a media roundtable in Abuja on Tuesday, CAPPA Executive Director Akinbode Oluwafemi stated that the unrealised revenue could fund essential public services, including the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, the National Health Insurance Authority, and school feeding programmes.

"This is a public health crisis. Sugar-sweetened beverages are killing us slowly. Our hospitals are overwhelmed, and our streets are tur...