While the spotlight stays fixed on the hyper-competitive streets of Lagos and Abuja, a different kind of opportunity is taking shape in overlooked cities like Saki and Akure. For Feranmi Adedeji, founder and CTO of MealFed, the future of food delivery isn’t in saturated urban hubs—it’s in the underserved communities where demand exists, but infrastructure doesn’t. His mission is simple: build where others have ignored, and unlock access to reliable, affordable food delivery for millions beyond Nigeria’s biggest cities.
“Every food delivery app in Nigeria fights over Lagos and Abuja.
Nobody is building for Saki. Nobody is building for Akure. So I am.
I’m Feranmi, founder and CTO of MealFed a food delivery platform built specifically for underserved communities across Nigeria.
Here’s what I noticed:
Saki has 350,000+ people. It’s called the ‘food basket of Oyo State.’ The food is incredible yams, amala, local dishes you can’t find anywhere else.
But if you want to order food to your door? You call someone on WhatsApp. Maybe they deliver. Maybe they don’t.
The big platforms say these markets are ‘too small.’ I say they’re WIDE OPEN.
MealFed is built for these communities:
→ Wide variety of local dishes
→ Affordable delivery fees
→ Real-time order tracking
→ Works on low-end phones and 2G networks
While everyone fights for Lekki and VI, we’re quietly building the food delivery infrastructure for the rest of Nigeria.
200+ million Nigerians live outside Lagos. They deserve great food delivery too.“
© Ferami Adedeji 2026
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