A new citizen-led study has revealed alarmingly high levels of air pollution in communities hosting waste incineration facilities in Nigeria, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
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The Society of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians of Nigeria (SGON) has called for heightened awareness of preeclampsia to help prevent maternal deaths and pregnancy complications.
The Gombe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has reported that at least 171 houses were either completely or partially destroyed by flooding and windstorms across the state within the last two months.
Traders across Lagos State have voiced frustration over the full enforcement of the government’s ban on single-use plastics (SUPs) below 40 microns, which officially took effect on July 1.
The World Bank, through the ACRESAL (Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes) Project, has disbursed $2.525 million (₦3.8 billion) in non-interest loans to support climate-smart agriculture across 101 communities in Yobe State.
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s environment and agriculture sectors have committed to reviewing the National Policy on Drought, Desertification, and Land Degradation to address emerging climate challenges and improve food security.
Hundreds of smallholder farmers in Etomi, Etung Local Government Area of Cross River State, on Wednesday, protested the state government’s planned privatization of a cocoa estate located in their community.
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called for higher taxes on health-risk products such as tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks, as a strategy to save lives and generate public revenue.
Chinese researchers have introduced GRAPE (Gastric Cancer Risk Assessment Procedure with Artificial Intelligence), an advanced AI model designed to detect early-stage gastric cancer using non-contrast CT scans.
The Chairman of the House Committee on HIV, TB, and Malaria Control, Amobi Godwin-Ogah, has called for an urgent shift from reliance on foreign donors to a more self-sufficient health financing model in Nigeria.