NAFDAC DG warns on counterfeit products after football-linked arrest
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has reiterated warnings against…
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WHO ends global Mpox emergency after decline in Africa cases
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that mpox is no longer a global public health emergency, citing a steady…
Ebola outbreak in DRC’s Kasai province claims 15 lives since August
A fresh outbreak of the Ebola virus has been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where 15 deaths have…
Shagari youths consider armed self-defense against bandits
Youths in Shagari Local Government Area (LGA) of Sokoto State say they are ready to arm themselves against bandits after…
Survival doubles for myeloma patients yet challenges persist
A recent study has revealed that life expectancy for people with a rare, untreatable blood cancer has almost doubled over…
Malnutrition crisis: UNICEF call for stronger govt action, vaccine coverage to save lives
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the Nigerian government at all levels to intensify efforts in tackling the…
Finance Minister says national single window will boost trade, stabilise Nigeria economy
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has expressed confidence that the introduction of the…
Macmillan urges urgent action to end cancer care inequality across UK
Macmillan Cancer Support has called for swift intervention to tackle inequalities in cancer care, warning that too many patients are…
“No child is safe until routine polio vaccination coverage improves,” Rotary president Warns
To avert the resurgence of the polio outbreak in Nigeria after being declared polio-free since 2020, Rotary International’s President-elect, Yinka…
Nwuche slams coalition leaders, calls them ‘Power-Hungry’
A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chibudom Nwuche, has launched a scathing critique against the newly formed…