The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is increasing efforts to block the entry of substandard and counterfeit products into Nigeria, particularly from China and India, the country’s two largest pharmaceutical trade partners.
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More than 20 people were injured, two of them seriously, early Wednesday when an elephant turned violent during a local religious festival in the southern Indian state of Kerala, police said.
Nigeria and India have pledged to strengthen their collaboration in healthcare as part of a broader strategic partnership aimed at enhancing bilateral ties.
The vast majority of these cities — 83 — were in India and all exceeded the World Health Organization’s air quality guidelines by more than 10 times, according to the report by IQAir, which tracks air quality worldwide.
India says it plans to build on its decades long relations with Africa by expanding investment in industries such as steelmaking and renewable energy as well as through joint military exercises such as 2023’s AFINDEX that included troops from 25 African nations.
The market price of rice has reportedly increased by about 37%, making the product a scarce commodity as demand maintains a steady increase.
The National Association of Nigerian Traditional Medicine Practitioners (NANTMP) has called on the National Assembly to speedily pass the National Traditional Medicine Bill for the overall well-being and economic prosperity of the nation.
Nutrition experts have said Nigerians should stop buying food items sold in dirty environments, warning that such foods are unsafe for consumption.
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 189,452 children in Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi states did not receive certain vaccines as at December 2022, referring to them as zero-dose children.
India’s top court on Tuesday said it cannot legalize same-sex marriages, with the chief justice of the country saying making such a law is the domain of parliament.