Environmental and public health advocates have renewed calls for Nigeria to halt the approval and deployment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), warning that the country risks exposing citizens and the environment to potential long-term harm without adequate scientific evidence of safety. In a strongly worded intervention, environmental activist and Executive Director of the Health of…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has secured full membership of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) NAFDAC described this as a major leap in the nation’s regulatory advancement. NAFDAC was formally admitted as a full member during the ICH Assembly meeting…
The Zamfara State government, supported by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF, and other partners, has conducted a reactive oral cholera vaccination (OCV) campaign in six high-burden Local Government Areas (LGAs). The move, disclosed by WHO on Monday, was to contain the cholera outbreak in the state. The…
There is a deliberate effort to tackle the malaise of malaria in Lagos State. This is as the state government sets out to reduce its prevalence to less than one percent in the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this announcement on Thursday during the mid-term review of the Pathway to Malaria Pre-elimination and Digitisation Programme….
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, inaugurated the rehabilitated phase 2 water treatment plant at the Lower Usuma Dam in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council, valued at about N50bn. Speaking at the ceremony, Wike disclosed that President Bola Tinubu has approved the commencement of additional water projects in satellite towns,…
The National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) in Nigeria has made significant strides in transforming the country’s agricultural sector through innovative crop breeding techniques. By partnering with CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research organization, NRCRI has developed improved root and tuber crop varieties that are climate-resilient, high-yielding, and nutritious. “We’ve adopted a stage-gated breeding model,…
The conventional calls for a collaboration between the gown and the society, as part of efforts to solve the problems of humanity, appear to be having effect these days. A latest development in the federal capital territory is an example of this development. For instance, the Commercial Dairy Ranchers Association of Nigeria (CODARAN) and the…
Nigeria is facing a severe malnutrition crisis, ranking second globally and first in Africa. According to Uju Anwukah, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Health, the country’s malnutrition crisis is dire. According to her, the crisis is further exacerbated by post-harvest losses, which is estimated at $2 billion yearly. She said the loss…
A bold step was taken on Wednesday by the Abia state government to improve the health and sanitation of the people of the state. This happened when the State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti commissioned the Abia Integrated Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (Wash) Accelerated Programme (IWAP). Attached to it was also a solar power project…
The Lagos State government is taking a bold step to address a multifaceted problem through a waste processing plant to be sited in the Epe area of the State. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, who announced this on Wednesday in Lagos said the project will cost $400 million. It is…
