toxic chemicals

Toxic Beauty: The Hidden Cancer Risk in Nigeria’s Hair Extension Obsession Women braiding hair in a Nigerian salon highlighting widespread use of extensions

Women braiding hair in a Nigerian salon highlighting widespread use of extensions

Toxic Beauty: The Hidden Cancer Risk in Nigeria’s Hair Extension Obsession

Oluwafunbi Bello March 21, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – For millions of Nigerian women, hair is not merely aesthetic—it is identity, culture, and...

Silent Poison, Loud Questions: Nigeria’s Thallium Scare and the Price of Public Trust Laboratory warning sign indicating toxic chemicals linked to thallium sulphate health risks

Laboratory warning sign indicating toxic chemicals linked to thallium sulphate health risks

Silent Poison, Loud Questions: Nigeria’s Thallium Scare and the Price of Public Trust

Korede Abdullah February 26, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The word poison has a way of stopping people in their tracks. It carries...