By Aderogba George The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has blacklisted an Indian company, Aveo Pharmaceuticals, for producing a range of harmful addictive pills capable of causing death. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, at a news conference in Abuja on Friday,Continue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun Dr Pamela Ajayi, the President of the Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (HFN), has emphasised the need to prioritise self-reliance to strengthen the country’s local capacity in the health sector. Ajayi, who spoke at the HFN 2025 Annual Conference holding in Lagos, said self- relianceContinue Reading
Oral suspension NAFDAC By Aderogba George The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has discontinued the registration of Multi-Dose Anti-Malarial (Artemether/Lumefantrine) dry powder for oral suspension. The announcement was made in a public alert No. 01/2025, released on the agency’s website Thursday. According to the alert,Continue Reading
By Olatunde Ajayi/David Adeoye Oyo State Government, in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Thursday flagged off health insurance scheme for public primary school pupils. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the insurance scheme is a new initiative of Oyo State Health Insurance Agency (OYSHIA),Continue Reading
By Ifeoma Aka The Igbo-Etiti Local Government in Enugu State has vowed to arrest and prosecute any masquerade caught flogging or molesting women and girls in the area. The council chairman, Dr Eric Odo, disclosed this on Thursday during a one-day campaign on the eradication of Sexual and Gender-Based ViolenceContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has called for life sentences and the death penalty for individuals involved in drug crimes. Adeyeye made the call on Wednesday in Abuja, while addressing State House correspondents. SheContinue Reading
By Celine-Damilola Oyewole The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday in Kaduna, inaugurated the Free to Shine Campaign, an initiative of the Organisation of African First Ladies (OFLAD) aimed at eliminating HIV/AIDS, Syphilis and Hepatitis infections. The campaign is an advocacy initiative led by the African Union (AU), OAFLAD,Continue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Mr Michael McGovern, Chairman of Rotary International’s PolioPlus Committee, says the organisation allocates 150 million dollars annually towards polio eradication efforts in Nigeria. McGovern made this announcement during a symbolic immunisation exercise at the Masaka Primary Healthcare Centre in Masaka, Nasarawa State, on Tuesday, where he ledContinue Reading
Cancer By Cecilia Ologunagba World Health Organisation (WHO) says in a new report that breast cancer cases are expected to increase by 38 per cent globally by 2050. The findings from a report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialised branch of WHO, also projected annualContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The recent withdrawal of USAID’s funding for family planning in Nigeria has sparked concerns among stakeholders, who warned that the country’s reproductive health system is at a crossroads. The stakeholders raised this concern at the 13th Annual International Conference of the Population Institute of Nigeria in AbujaContinue Reading
