By Ibrahim Ibrahim
The Jigawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (JSPHCDA), in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), has destroyed 5,520 cartons of expired noodles.
State Cold Chain Officer, Yusuf Inuwa, disclosed this during the exercise.
He said the food items were supplied by the WHO to support polio and routine immunisation exercises initially scheduled for November 2025.
According to him “the noodles, meant to serve as incentives during the National Immunisation Plus Days (NIPDs) campaign”
He noted that a directive from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) led to the postponement of the campaign to December 2, 2025, by which time the noodles had reached their “Best Before” date.
“As a precautionary measure, we retrieved all 5,520 cartons from the 27 local government areas to ensure they were not distributed after expiration,” Inuwa said.
He stressed that distributing expired food as incentives could pose serious health risks, including food poisoning, adding that once such items expire, they become a liability.
The destruction exercise was carried out under the supervision of officials from the WHO, the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Jigawa State Environmental Protection Agency (JISEPA), and members of the media.
