Nigeria’s street food adds to the plastic problem — green leaves offer a solution Street food and takeout result in excess amounts of plastic.

The U.N. food agency’s regional head says Nigeria is facing “an unprecedented hunger crisis,” and the need for food is rising ...

The popularity of food sold by street vendors is part of a global shift in urban areas to "fast foods". Most of the fast food in Nigerian cities is packaged in plastic bags.

Most of the local food delicacies are sold by vendors whose livelihoods depend on informal subsistence activities such as local food production and street food hawking. They are part of Nigeria ...