A Pharmacist, Mrs Zainab Shariff, says Nigeria can take advantage of the 100-billion-dollar global market for medicinal plants.
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The Federal Government has unveiled the National Environmental (Battery Control) Regulations 2024 to prevent and minimise pollution and waste emanating from batteries in Nigeria.
The Federal Government is seeking the United Nations technical assistance and financial support to meet Nigeria’s energy targets.
A new report from the 2024 Cadre Harmonise indicates that over 31.8 million Nigerians are currently experiencing acute food insecurity, ASHENEWS reports.
The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) has assured flood victims across the country that those with insurance cover for their agricultural produce would receive urgent attention.
The Gombe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (GoHealth), has enrolled 1,000 non-formal school children into the scheme
With the number of new mpox cases continuing to rise, and many more potentially undetected, African countries affected by the latest outbreak are racing to mobilize funds and urgently deploy medical countermeasures, including vaccines. But as the current epidemic unfolds, there is an undeniable feeling of déjà vu. Global efforts are falling short of what is needed to mount an urgent, well-coordinated response to curtail the crisis. The world learned several lessons from COVID-19. But barring some areas of incremental progress, these lessons have yet to be translated into concrete actions. Below we look at the global response to the…
The Association of Table Water Producers (ATWAP), Sokoto State chapter, has sought the intervention of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) over contamination allegations.
The recent resurgence of diphtheria in the Tukur-Tukur community in Zaria serves as an urgent clarion call for public health stakeholders in Nigeria. This tragic outbreak, marked by the loss of five children in a mere 24-hour span, underscores the authentic and perennial threats posed by infectious diseases. The alarming symptoms observed—severe throat infections, pronounced breathing difficulties, and notable cutaneous manifestations—have placed families and health officials on high alert, casting a dark shadow of a potential epidemic over not just Tukur-Tukur, but potentially the broader Nigerian landscape. By Abdul-Azeez Suleiman Historically, Nigeria has made commendable strides in controlling diphtheria through…
The World Health Organisation (NAN) has given the green light to Gavi and UNICEF to proceed with procurement of vaccines for prevention of outbreaks especially Monkey-pox (Mpox) pending the EUL decision