By Nicholas Dechi The Benue State House of Assembly has called on the state government to urgently ban the use of toxic chemicals in food storage, citing growing health risks to residents across the state. The resolution followed a motion moved by Mr Samuel Matu (APC/Kwande West) during plenary inContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public on counterfeit and unregistered Cerelac Mixed Fruits and Wheat products being sold in Lagos. NAFDAC on its X handle, said that Nestle Nigeria Plc, the genuine Marketing Authorisation Holder (MAH) of theContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Stakeholders have called for urgent, coordinated action to sustain HIV response, warning that declining funding, stigma and health system gaps threaten progress toward ending infections globally and undermine hard won gains. The call was contained in a communiqué issued on Wednesday at the end of aContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Dr Asabe Vilita-Bashir, outgoing Director-General of Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development (MBNCWD), has urged Nigerian women to actively contest elective positions ahead of the 2027 general elections. Vilita-Bashir made the call while announcing her resignation during her induction into the MBNCWD Hall of Fame onContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe A health advocate, Mr Lorenz Mba, has called for nationwide shift from reactive to preventive healthcare through simple lifestyle changes and early screening to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases. He made the call an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Daniel Oyeleke/Folasade Akpan The Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN) has unveiled a seven-year project aimed at expanding access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services for women, adolescents and marginalised groups. PPFN President, Mr Bitrus Laori, said this at the official unveiling of the Strengthening Health SystemsContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Prof. Assan Jaye, Professor of Global Health Education and Research Leadership at the Medical Research Council (MRC), The Gambia, has called on African governments to prioritise funding for health research to ensure sustainability. Jaye made the call in Abuja at a high-level workshop on Pan-African HealthContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Experts have called for greater investment in girl-child education to reduce gender disparities and improve access, retention, and completion rates for millions of Nigerian girls, stressing the need for systemic reforms. The call was made on Tuesday in Abuja during a high-level policy dialogue organised byContinue Reading
Immunisation By Hajara Leman The Gombe State Primary Health Care Development Agency is leading efforts, with support from UNICEF, to increase immunisation coverage across the state. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Abdulrahama Shuaibu, disclossed this in an interview with newsmen on Monday, after an immunisation review meeting. ShuaibuContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Okapi Children Cancer Foundation (OkapiCCF) has intensified efforts to curb rising childhood cancer mortality through a targeted school-based awareness campaign across the Federal Capital Territory, officials said Monday in Abuja. Ms Kemi Adekanye, Founder and Chief Volunteer of OkapiCCF, disclosed this in an interview with NewsContinue Reading
