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Pounded yam is a popular delicacy prepared by street vendors. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images

February 8, 2024

Nigeria’s street food: tasty but toxic? Expert shares advice to make it safer

Helen Onyeaka, University of Birmingham

Street food is popular in Nigeria but safety is not regulated.

Wara is often fried to extend its shelf life but frying alters its taste. Malomo Adekunbi Adetola.

February 8, 2024

Nigeria’s popular wara cheese has a short shelf life: we’ve found a way to keep it fresh for longer

Malomo Adekunbi Adetola, Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria’s soft cheese, wara, could be made more widely available with new techniques to extend its shelf life.

Okpa, a local delicacy made from Bambara beans, is commonly wrapped in leaves. Obiora Ezeudu

May 16, 2023

Nigeria’s street food adds to the plastic problem – green leaves offer a solution

Obiora Ezeudu, University of Nigeria

Using leaves for local food packaging is beneficial for health and the environment.

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