{
  "id": 14725025,
  "title": "Lagos urges residents to embrace healthy eating",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/lagos-urges-residents-to-embrace-healthy-eating-14725025",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T15:22:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/lagos-urges-residents-to-embrace-healthy-eating/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Lagos State Government has emphasized the significance of proper nutrition in enhancing public health, strengthening families, and boosting economic productivity through its food and nutrition programme. Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Bolaji Dada, announced this during a programme at the WAPA Skills Acquisition Centre in Lagos. Dada stated that the initiative is part of the state government's efforts to promote healthy eating, raise nutrition awareness, and encourage residents to make informed food choices. \"Beyond providing opportunities for economic empowerment, we must also ensure that our citizens are healthy, properly nourished, and strong enough to make meaningful use of the opportunities available to them,\" she said. The programme, being implemented across various locations in Lagos, targets women and girls to improve overall wellbeing. It offers medical screening, professional nutrition education, and healthy food packs to beneficiaries in the state's five IBILE divisions. Dada highlighted that proper nutrition is crucial for human capital development, enabling healthy women and girls to care for families, pursue economic opportunities, and contribute to society. Nutritionist Olusola Malomo advised women to prioritize balanced diets, personal hygiene, and preventive healthcare. He emphasized the importance of consuming affordable foods like rice, yam, and garri, combined with protein sources and vegetables and fruits. Malomo cautioned against excessive salt, sugar, sugary drinks, and heavily processed foods while stressing the significance of regular health checks, maintaining proper hygiene, and seeking medical attention when necessary.",
  "summary": "The Lagos State Government is urging residents to adopt healthy eating habits and proper nutrition to enhance public health, strengthen families, and increase economic productivity. According to Punch, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Bolaji Dada, stated that these efforts are being conducted through a food and nutrition programme.\n\nDuring a session at the WAPA Skills Acquisition Centre in Isheri-Olowora, Dada explained that the initiative aims to promote nutrition awareness and help residents make informed food choices. The programme is being implemented across various locations in Lagos to improve the wellbeing of citizens, with a specific focus on women and girls.\n\nAs reported by Punch, the initiative provides beneficiaries across the five IBILE divisions with medical screening, professional nutrition education, and healthy food packs. The commissioner noted that the programme complements discussions regarding improved nutrition held at the Women in Power Conference 2026.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Lagos urges residents to embrace healthy eating",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/lagos-urges-residents-to-embrace-healthy-eating",
        "published": "2026-10-15T15:12:55.000Z"
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  "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."
}