Food and Delicacies

Uturukpa: Healing leaves & food Nigeria can take to UNESCO ICH List

A couple of days ago, my mum visited the popular international West African foodstuff market in Oyingbo, Lagos. I noticed…

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A Taste of Kilishi: A cultural Northern Nigerian delicacy that deserves UNESCO ICH recognition

Some years ago, I traveled all the way to Sokoto State for my youth service, and that journey gave me…

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Amid hunger, Nigeria wastes 38 million tonnes of food — Report

•Food items displayed in a marketplace The European Union, along with the Federal Government and the United Nations Industrial Development…

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Luru [Proudly Nigerian Superfood that can Gain UN Cultural Status]

It was a bright Thursday morning that opened up as a beautiful day. Sitting quietly in the newsroom at UnilagFM,…

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Nkwobi [Proudly Nigerian Superfood that can gain UN Cultural Status]

Nkwobi is a South Eastern delight that is relished with great joy. The cow foot cultural and traditional dessert can…

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Ogbono Soup [Proudly Nigerian superfood that can gain UN Cultural Status]

Ogbono is a unity soup. It is a household name that has the cultural aroma of a solid traditional soup.…

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Ekpang Nkwukor [Proudly Nigerian superfood that can gain UN Cultural Status]

Ekpang Nkwukwo is a Nigerian delicacy that comes all the way from the South-South Akwa Ibom and Cross River States.…

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Garri ati Epa (Ijebu Garri cereal), proudly Nigerian superfood that can gain UN Cultural Status

Garri Ijebu is a household name in Southwest Nigeria.   In the global conversation on food heritage, attention is often…

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Owo Soup •Proudly Nigerian superfood that can gain UN Cultural Status

Recently, after an international communication conference I attended with a group of scholars and researchers, I met a young beautiful…

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Egusi Soup – Proudly Nigerian superfood that can gain UN Cultural Status 

Egusi Soup is a proudly Nigerian and beloved soup that is relished across Nigeria and West Africa as a community…

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