Use of skin bleaching creams prevalent among 77 per cent of Nigerian women which was highest in Africa – WHO 2018 Study By Juliet Jacob The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged journalists and entertainers within the South-East to join the agency in its current…
Gom Mirian The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the United Kingdom (UK) government has unveiled a three-year project focused on providing integrated food, nutrition sanitation, and protection services in Nigeria’s north-east region A statement made available to the Africa Health Report, AHR, by UNICEF on Wednesday in Abuja…
By Kazeem Akolawole The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has admonished packaged and sachet water producers across the country to always adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices GMP as enunciated by the Agency to safeguard the wellbeing of the consumer. The admonition was given by Director…
By Gom Mirian The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFund) has charged Nigerian polytechnics to embark on quality research proposals that would proffer solutions to Nigeria’s problems. Arc. Sonny Echono, the Executive Secretary of TETFund said this in Abuja, at a meeting with Rectors and Directors of Research of Polytechnics on National Research Fund…
By Juliet Jacob The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has assured Kwara residents that he would remain just as responsive and empathetic to the yearnings of the citizens as he has always been. He made the promise on Tuesday after he received his certificate of return, following his victory at the March 18 governorship polls….
By Kazeem Akolawole The Federal Government has engaged the self-care Network implementation partners in collaboration with other stakeholders in a 3-day stakeholder hybrid meeting with the goal of building up the coordination of Sexual, Reproductive and Maternal Health for self-care and developing the self-Care Monitoring and Evaluation framework. The engagement meeting included the Federal Ministry…
[ad_1] The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control and Prevention (NCDC) says in less than three months, the country has registered 784 confirmed cases of Lassa fever with 142 deaths across 23 states. The NCDC, via its official website yesterday, said the infections were recorded from January 1 till date. The News Agency of Nigeria…
[ad_1] The 75-year-old grandmother, Mrs Iforiti Oloro, who set her own son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren, ablaze in Ondo state, is dead. Mrs Oloro died at the hospital where she was rushed for treatment after her health condition got deteriorated. The old woman had penultimate weekend set fire on her own son; Victor, her daughter-in-law,…
[ad_1] By Francis Agbaraolorunpo Aside from the genes we inherited from our parents as humans, one major factor that determines our personality and prosperity is the environment we are nurtured. Those raised in prosperous environment have the tendency to propagate this prosperity to generations unborn, all things being equal. Ostensibly, Nigeria was a prosperous nation…
By Gom Mirian The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has raised an alarm over the rising moral decadence and values downturn in Nigeria, especially at the basic education level. Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, the Executive Secretary of UBEC also lamented the increase of vices and negative behavior such as stealing, drunkenness, a financial crime…
