Nnewi, Anambra State — Bridge Head Medicine Market, widely known as Ogbo-Ogwu Market, has surrendered N265 million worth of counterfeit, expired, and substandard drugs to the National Agency for Food
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Journalists and digital influencers in Taraba State have been tasked with stepping up efforts to counter misinformation ahead of a major polio immunization campaign starting this weekend. The Subnational Immunization
Allegations that Georgian authorities deployed a banned World War One-era chemical agent against anti-government demonstrators have gained fresh weight following a BBC Eye Investigations probe. Protesters who rallied in Tbilisi
A leading Nigerian cardiologist has sounded the alarm over a sharp rise in hypertension among young adults, warning that high blood pressure is “no longer a disease of the elderly”
A renewed push by the Nigerian government to halt the production and sale of sachet alcohol and small-bottle spirits has triggered a wave of mixed reactions across the country, as
Residents of Taraba State have been urged to avoid fruits suspected to be ripened with dangerous chemicals, following a fresh alert from the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Professor
Health experts and stakeholders have called for the establishment of a structured and sustainable malaria control framework in Kano State to strengthen the fight against the disease. The resolution emerged
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has announced plans to hold a nationwide fact-finding conference aimed at exposing drug traffickers, alcohol abusers, and companies fueling substance misuse across the country. Chairman of
Nigeria has taken a bold step toward safeguarding public health with the launch of a national strategy to eliminate industrially produced trans-fatty acids (TFAs) from its food chain. The National
Global immunisation efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives over the past five decades, according to a landmark report released by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the World Health Organization
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