The Federal Government says that Nigerian ginger farmers incurred losses amounting to N12 billion due to the disastrous disease epidemic that destroyed their crops in 2023.
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The Technical Advisor of, the Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED), Dr Jerome Mafeni says the excessive consumption of salt and bouillon cubes known as Maggi cubes poses dangers to public health.
Dr Aisha Mohammed of the Paediatric Department, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), said research has shown that 14 per cent of ear problems in infants are a result of bottle feeding.
As the global prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) rises, stakeholders convened to discuss essential strategies aimed at mitigating key risk factors, including poor diets, physical inactivity, and tobacco use.
The Federal Government has launched four policy documents aimed at addressing the rising burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Nigeria.
Sweet potato is among the leading root crops being cultivated in large quantities by farmers in Plateau State.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State government has flagged off the 2024 agricultural inputs and assets distribution to farmers across the 25 LGAs of the state.
Stakeholders in the health sector have urged the government at various levels to subsidise the cost of diabetes management in the country
When U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles was upset in a race this month at the Paris Olympics, weakened by COVID-19 and earning only a bronze medal, the coronavirus that once stopped the world made headlines again. But the coverage also underscored that SARS-CoV-2 has become yesterday’s news—barely more interesting than the flu or the common cold unless it affects sports, a politician, or a celebrity. Still, the big summer surge of COVID-19 that hit Lyles is also a reminder that the disease has not yet lost its ability to cause major outbreaks—and kill thousands—despite increased population-wide immunity from repeated vaccinations and…
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has reiterated the need for a comprehensive approach to curb the recurring menace of building collapse in Nigeria.