Health
Gaza: Malnutrition, Dehydration Kill 34 Amid Israeli Bombardment – UN
UN World Health Organisation (WHO) spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic has reported on Tuesday that 34 people have died in Gaza from malnutrition and dehydration due...
Kaduna Health Workers Begin Five-Day Strike Over Unmet Demands
Health workers in Kaduna State have embarked on a five-day warning strike. Visits by NAN to public hospitals revealed that only doctors and...
After FOIA Violation, NBMA Promises To Provide Risk Assessment For Genetically Modified TELA Maize
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has promised to provide the public with the risk assessment it conducted to ascertain that the variety...
We Do Not Have Evidence To Prove GMOs Are Safe For Human Consumption – NAFDAC
Director General Of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has said the agency has no evidence...
NBMA Refutes Farmers President’s Claim On GMO Crops Approval Without NAFDAC, Others Input
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has refuted the claim made by the All Farmers Association of Nigeria‘s President, Kabir Ibrahim, who stated...
Colorado: Fourth US Dairy Worker Tests Positive For H5N1 Bird Flu
A fourth dairy worker in the US has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, which is spreading among cattle herds throughout the country....
India: Over 7% Of All Deaths Linked To Air Pollution – Study
A recent study found that over seven per cent of deaths in India’s ten largest cities are linked to air pollution. This has...
NAFDAC Can Advise on Food Safety, But Not on GMO Crops – Farmers Association President Kabir Ibrahim
The President of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, or AFAN, Kabir Tukura Ibrahim, has argued that the National Agency for Food and...
How Your Air Fryer May Be Exposing You To Cancer, Other Health Risks
Certain air fryers have been found to contain toxic materials like phthalates linked to breast cancer and endocrine disruption. Air fryers are famous...
WHO Releases Guideline To Help Tobacco Users Quit
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended a comprehensive set of tobacco cessation interventions, including behavioural support delivered by healthcare providers, digital cessation...
NCDC Reports 63 Deaths, Over 2000 Cases Of Cholera Across 33 States
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported over 2,100 suspected cases of cholera throughout 33 states in Nigeria, with...
NAFDAC Seals 100 Shops Selling Fake Alcohol In Ogbete Market, Enugu
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down around 100 shops in Ogbete Main Market, Enugu, for allegedly...