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24.8 million Nigerians at risk of starvation, FAO warnsÂ
 Inflation, fuel, and Naira scarcity might push million Nigerians into hunger between June and August, Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has warned. The Acute Food and Nutrition Insecurity Analysis, also…
NAFDAC, NDLEA, CUSTOMS PLEDGE TO JOIN FORCES TO FIGHTÂ MENACE OF NARCOTICS, DRUG ABUSE AMONGSTÂ YOUTHS
L-R: Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, Mrs Victoria Ekpase, who represented the NDLEA Chairman, Brigadier General Buba Marwa Rtd, Ag.…
Corps member who died in Lagos train accident buried
The remains of Oreoluwa Aina, a 28-year-old National Youth Corps member, who was involved in the Lagos train accident which occurred on Thursday, March 9, have been laid to rest.…
BRT-Train Crash: Lagos Hospitals Discharge 21 More Patients
The Lagos State Ministry of Health says 21 survivors of the train-bus collision were discharged on Sunday from five state public health facilities after quality… The Lagos State Ministry of…
Malnutrition Decreases Nation’s GDP — UNICEF
Participants at the event By Ngozi Onyeakusi---The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Nutrition Specialist, Ada Ezeugo has submitted that adverse effects of malnutrition cannot only affect individuals if not…
LASUTH HOLDS FREE CATARACT SURGERY FOR RESIDENTS OF OJOKORO COMMUNITY
L-R- Mrs. Felicia Adeyemi, Beneficiary; Mr Kehinde Gbajumo, Director Hospital Administration & Human Resources (LASUTH); Prof. Adetokunbo. O. Fabamwo, Chief Medical Director (LASUTH); Mrs. Olawunmi Olaiya, Beneficiary; Mrs Rosemary…
IWD: Immense efforts required from CSOs, all stakeholders towards attaining gender equality, access to digital skills
IWD Â There is a need for improved collaborations across sectors to bridge the gender gap and ensure equality and access to digital skills in Nigeria. As the world celebrate the…
NAFDAC CALLS FOR STRONGER SYNERGY BETWEEN INDIA-NIGERIA PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR
R-L: President of Indian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Importers of Nigeria (IPMIN), Mr. Verkay Verghese, DG. National Agency for Food and Drug Administration NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, and Consulate General…
NAFDAC, PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS PARTNER TO TO ACHIEVE WHO ML4
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---Major players in the nation’s pharmaceutical industry under the aegis of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group- Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN) have pledged to collaborate with the National Agency for…
NAFDAC WAGES WAR AGAINST SUBSTANDARD DRUGS IN NIGERIA
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has vowed to confront the menace of substandard and falsified medicines in the country with the implementation…