{
  "id": 10631760,
  "title": "Morning recap: Why Nigerians should stop boiling eggs and rice together, FG releases final approved textbooks for 2026–2028, other top stories",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/morning-recap-why-nigerians-should-stop-boiling-eggs-and-rice",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T07:04:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/morning-recap-why-nigerians-should-stop-boiling-eggs-and-rice-together-fg-releases-final-approved-textbooks-for-2026-2028-other-top-stories/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nutritionists advise Nigerians against boiling unpeeled eggs and rice together. The concern is that bacteria like Salmonella and E. coli on eggshells could contaminate rice during this process, leading to foodborne infections. Dietitians James Oloyede and Charles Oguikpe recommend cooking these foods separately to ensure food safety, despite the increased time and gas required.",
  "summary": "Read a recap of top Nigerian stories, including experts’ warning on boiling eggs with rice, Atiku’s suit against Tinubu, and state police updates. Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-why-nigerians-should-stop-boiling-eggs-and-rice-together-fg-releases-final-approved-textbooks-for-2026-2028-other-top-stories/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "Advising separate cooking of eggs and rice aims to curb foodborne infections in Nigeria by preventing cross-contamination from bacteria on eggshells, requiring households to adjust their cooking habits.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Why Nigerians should stop boiling eggs, rice together – Experts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/why-nigerians-should-stop-boiling-eggs-rice-together-experts",
        "published": "2026-09-29T03:42:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}