The importation of pharmaceutical products covered by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control’s (NAFDAC) import restriction policies has fallen by 70 per cent, the agency said. NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Invest in Nigeria Conference and Expo 4.0, where she…
There is a growing concern about the spread of Lassa fever and its impact across Nigeria. Recent report says the country has recorded 14 new confirmed cases of Lassa fever in epidemiological week 33 of 2026, bringing the cumulative number of deaths from the disease to 252. This is contained in a report by the…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is taking a bold step to protect the people and animals in the council areas under it against rabies. Towards this end, it has mobilised veterinary and animal health personnel for a two-week mass rabies vaccination exercise across the six Area Councils of the Territory. The Agriculture and Rural…
The Abia State Government has commenced a two-day validation workshop for the state’s rural water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) data. This has led stakeholders to call for accurate data collection and sustainable investment to improve access to safe water and sanitation facilities across rural communities. The workshop, which brought together representatives of the state government,…
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 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…
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…
The wife of the Oyo State governor, Mrs. Tamunominini Makinde, has urged parents and guardians to embrace measles and rubella vaccines to stem childhood diseases. The governor’s wife made the call on Tuesday while flagging off a sensitisation programme on measles and rubella vaccination at the Local Government Training Centre, Ibadan. Makinde, accompanied by wives…
