NAFDAC Warns Nigerians to Shun Products With Steroids

National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against the use of products containing potent medicinal ingredients, steroids and other banned substances.The four products are…

100 Days in Office: President Tinubu Renews Hope on Housing, Health, Industrialisation

As President Bola Tinubu marked his 100 days in office, CHIKA OKEKE takes a cursory look at some of his achievements and action plan that would place Nigeria on a…

FG unveils 4-point agenda to rejig Health Sector

Targets Digitalisation, Research, OthersBY CHIKA OKEKE, AbujaCommitted to the wellness of Nigerians, the Federal Government has unveiled four-point agenda that would lead to massive transformation in the health sector.Coordinating Minister…

How epidemic broke age-long open defecation practice in Osun community 

Demola Olanrewaju is the General Manager at the Rural Water and Environmental Sanitation Agency (RUWESA) in Osun State. He is currently the number one advocate in the campaign against Open…

WHO, WFP inaugurate innovative project on emergency health facilities

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has called on the world’s richest countries to invest more on sustainable living, to ensure food security for the world’s growing population. FAO…

Food Security: FAO tasks G20 on healthy planet investment

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has called on the world’s richest countries to invest more on sustainable living, to ensure food security for the world’s growing population. FAO…

NCDC to strengthen infodemics management in response to disease outbreaks

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is working to strengthen infodemics management as part of national emergency preparedness and response framework. The NCDC says it is working…

NAFDAC DG extols the catalytic contributions of MSMEs to Nigeria’s economy

Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has said that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) were too critical…

Why we didn’t approve herbal medicine for COVID-19 treatment- NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has given reasons why it has yet to approve any herbal medicine for the treatment of COVID-19. This is…