The Federal Government is discouraging the consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) because it is capable of causing diabetes and other Non- Communicable Diseases (NCDs), an official has said.
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The Kano state government says it is working in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), to draft a final climate change policy document and development implementation plan.
The Reproductive Health Coordinator in Jigawa state, Mrs Amina Dauda, has said that the state recorded significant improvement in family planning service delivery in 2024.
A Professor of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ibadan, Prof. Simeon Cadmus has called for investment in vaccine and therapeutic research to mitigate the impact of Mpox in future outbreaks.
Nurses at the State House Medical Centre (SHMC), Abuja, on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to improve their welfare package, training and accommodation to address migration of healthcare workers to other countries.
A mental health advocate, Dr Veronica Nyamalihas, advised Nigerians on the need for mental health assessment evaluation regularly or at least twice a year.
The Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition Ltd, an NGO, has raised concern that Nigeria faces 40 per cent wastage of its annual agricultural produce.
The Federal Government says it is targeting 750,000 hectares of land for maize, wheat, rice and cassava through the National Agricultural Growth Scheme Agro-pocket project to address current food inflation in the country.
Moniepoint Inc., a financial institution, says it has secured $110 million in equity financing to expand its digital payments and banking solutions across the continent.