President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease…
Category: Health
Study links food preservatives to hypertension, cardiovascular disease
Food preservatives are used in hundreds of thousands of industrially produced foods. Antioxidant food preservatives help…
Again, JOHESU threatens strike over delayed salary adjustment
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has threatened to embark on a fresh industrial action over…
GMO foods spread cancer, other diseases, health experts warn Nigerians
Health stakeholders and experts have raised concerns over the deployment and consumption of Genetically Modified Organism…
Unsafe food kills 53,000 Nigerians annually, causes 50m illnesses, FG warns
The Federal Government has raised alarm over the growing burden of foodborne diseases in Nigeria, revealing…
Chimamanda’s son: Lagos A-G, Coroner oppose lawsuit seeking to halt inquest
The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro (SAN), the Chief Coroner of Lagos…
NARD issues 21-day ultimatum to FG over assault on doctors
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal government…
PCN shuts 572 pharmacies, medicine stores in Plateau
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 572 pharmacies, patent medicine stores and illegal drug…
Advances in HIV prevention, treatment raise hope of ending daily pills
A South African scientist, Professor Tulio de Oliveira, has said that major advances in HIV prevention…
WHO, Africa CDC unveil $518m plan to fight Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the African Union’s public health agency launched a $518-million joint…