No fewer than 92 African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have urged the House of Representatives to prohibit the use and consumption of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the country to protect the environment and the health of citizens. The coalition made the recommendation at a public hearing on GMOs organised by Joint Committees on Agricultural…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for innovation and increased collaboration to strengthen Nigeria’s health system and reshape the future of global health. NMA’s vice president, Dr. Benjamin Olowojebutu, made the call in an interview with newsmen in Lagos. Olowojebutu stated that Nigeria must rethink its approach to medical education and research through innovation….
The Sokoto State government said it has recorded 25 deaths as a result of a Gastroenteritis outbreak, otherwise known as Cholera, in three local government areas of the state. The state’s Commissioner of Health, Hajiya Asabe Balarabe, who disclosed this to newsmen, added that the state is currently treating 15 victims from Sokoto North, Silame,…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the alarm over rising cases of diabetes worldwide. The body, in a statement on X, said global diabetes cases have skyrocketed, exceeding 800 million adults, a four-fold increase since 1990, as revealed in a recent study published on Thursday by The Lancet in commemoration of the World Diabetes…
Dealers of illicit drugs in the Nigerian market would have it tough going forward. This is because there is going to be a mix of the scientific approach with the kinetic in stopping them at their track. This was the takeaway from an event at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja recently. There the Nigeria…
Dangote Sugar Plc and BUA Foods Plc raked in a whopping N1.025trn from sales of sugar during the third quarter of 2024. This represents a 36.23 per cent increase from the N752.383bn realised by these two food giants in the corresponding period of 2023. The surge in the revenue is attributed to inflationary pressures and…
There are fears that Nigerians may experience more diseases and therefore increase reports of diseases in the coming years. This warning is contained in a recent report as hinted by Dr. Mohammad Pate, the coordinating minister of health and social welfare. The increase in health burden, according to the report, is projected at 21 percent…
The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox has allocated an initial 899,000 vaccine doses to Nigeria and eight other African countries hit by the current mpox surge. The other eight countries are the Central African Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda. A statement released…
The crisis of food security is coming home to workers in the food sector. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), says employment in the global food system is strinking by the day. This alarm was raised in its recent FAOSTAT report, claiming that the global share of employment in Agrifood Systems…
The wife of Anambra State Governor, Dr. Mrs. Nonye Soludo, has provided foodstuffs and cash for the flood-displaced individuals in Umuoba-Anam. Speaking during the visit to Unity Primary School, which currently shelters about 1,000 displaced individuals, primarily women and children on Tuesday, Mrs. Soludo emphasised the need for stakeholders and community members to support those…
