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Mirian Gom October 20, 2025

📰 Editor’s Note From mandatory health insurance enforcement to Nigeria’s alarming shortage of psychiatrists, this week reveals...

NAFDAC Urges Local Vaccine Production to Avert Future Pandemics NAFDAC warns Nigeria faces mental health crisis with only 300 psychiatrists

Juliet Jacob October 19, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged Nigerian...

Only 300 Psychiatrists Treat 200m Nigerians – NAFDAC Warns NAFDAC warns Nigeria faces mental health crisis with only 300 psychiatrists

Mirian Gom October 18, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria currently has only 300 psychiatrists serving a population of more than 200 million...

Experts Urge Nigeria to Declare Suicide National Crisis Mental health experts at Nigeria suicide prevention summit

Korede Abdullah October 17, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – Mental health experts have urged Nigeria to declare suicide a national crisis, calling it...

Lawmakers Move to Ban Toxic Pesticides Threatening Nigerians’ Health, Food Nigerian lawmakers debate motion to ban toxic pesticides over public health and food safety risks

Chukwu Obinna October 15, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to ban Highly Hazardous...

Customs Intercepts Expired Flours, Drugs Worth ₦1.9bn at Seme Border Customs officers display intercepted expired flour and drugs worth ₦1.9bn at Seme Border.

Korede Abdullah October 12, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command, has intercepted expired flour and illegal...

NAFDAC, NNMDA Partner to Advance Clinical Trials for Herbal Medicine NAFDAC officials displaying banned pharmaceutical drugs at media briefing

Juliet Jacob October 12, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has entered a...

NAFDAC Raids Kaduna Market, Seizes Fake Herbal Drugs, Arrests Three NAFDAC officials inspecting seized unregistered herbal medicines at Kaduna’s Kawo Market