Fake Cialis Floods Markets, NAFDAC Issues Urgent Public Warning
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised an urgent alert over the circulation of counterfeit…
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NAFDAC Launches National Plan to Eliminate Trans Fats in Foods
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has unveiled a National Strategy and Roadmap for Trans-Fatty Acid…
₦313m Nutrition Drive: Jigawa Rescues 300,000 Children
DUTSE, Nigeria – Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi has inaugurated the State Nutrition Council to strengthen the Presidential Nutrition 774 Initiative and intensify efforts…
Tinubu Approves ₦250,000 Grants for Top MSMEs in Katsina
ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a ₦250,000 non-repayable grant for outstanding Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) participating in the…
AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development News for the Week, 13th–19th October 2025
📰 Editor’s Note From mandatory health insurance enforcement to Nigeria’s alarming shortage of psychiatrists, this week reveals both progress and persistent cracks in the…
NAFDAC Urges Local Vaccine Production to Avert Future Pandemics
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged Nigerian pharmaceutical firms to invest in local vaccine…
Only 300 Psychiatrists Treat 200m Nigerians – NAFDAC Warns
LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria currently has only 300 psychiatrists serving a population of more than 200 million people, the National Agency for Food and…
Experts Urge Nigeria to Declare Suicide National Crisis
LAGOS, Nigeria – Mental health experts have urged Nigeria to declare suicide a national crisis, calling it a preventable tragedy claiming thousands of lives…
Lawmakers Move to Ban Toxic Pesticides Threatening Nigerians’ Health, Food
ABUJA, Nigeria – The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to ban Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) amid mounting concerns over Nigeria’s…
Customs Intercepts Expired Flours, Drugs Worth ₦1.9bn at Seme Border
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command, has intercepted expired flour and illegal substances valued at ₦1.9 billion in its…