Nigeria, May 8 -- Weak enforcement of food regulations has enabled aggressive marketing and widespread consumption of unhealthy food in seven states in Nigeria, worsening the country's non-communicable disease (NCD) burden, a new report by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA).

The Executive Director of CAPPA, Akinbode Oluwafemi, released the findings of the report on Wednesday in Lagos.

The report, "Junk on Our Plates: Exposing Deceptive Marketing of Unhealthy Foods Across Seven States in Nigeria", exposed the regulatory gaps and policy loopholes that many companies use to push ultra-processed, sugar-heavy products into homes, schools, and religious spaces.

"Nigerians are now dealing with diseases that were ...