A REUTERS REPORT Euromonitor, a market research company, estimates that the global market for children’s over-the-counter cough, cold, and allergy medications will be worth around $2.5 billion in 2022. Using a syrup consisting of glycerin or propylene glycol that is secure, sweet, and simple to swallow, these medications include active substances like paracetamol, often known Read More…
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Ojora of Ijora gives bus to the Lagos Red Cross Society
Oba Abdulfatai Oyeyinka, the Ojora of Ijora and Iganmu Kingdom in Lagos State, has given the state’s Nigerian Red Cross Society a 14-seat Toyota Hiace bus and a number of other things. Oyeyinka said tthat he made the donation on the final day of 2022 to mark the New Year celebration that also marks his Read More…
Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu welcomes first babies of 2023 at LASUTH
Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos State’s wife, celebrated the birth of triplets on Sunday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), in Ikeja. Three infants were delivered via caesarean section by Mrs. Olufoye: a girl weighing 2.2 kilogrammes was born at 12:07 a.m.; a boy weighing 2 kilogrammes was delivered at 12:08 Read More…
Anti-drug advocacy group worries about drug consumption by youths during festive period
An anti-drug advocacy group, the Vanguard Against Drug Abuse (VGADA), has warned youths in Nigeria against using illicit drugs and substances, especially during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Dr. Hope Omeiza, the VGADA’s executive director, sounded the warning while speaking to reporters on Friday in Abuja. According to Omeiza, substance use can lead to Read More…
Corps members offer free medical services to Lagos Island residents
The 4th quarter Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD), which was held on Tuesday on Lagos Island by National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, benefited no less than 237 individuals. During the exercise’s flag-off, NYSC State Coordinator for Lagos, Mrs. Yetunde Baderinwa, stated that it was a way for the corps to fulfil its social Read More…
Rogue bakers using potassium bromate arrested
Bakers who use potassium bromate as an enhancer are advised not to do so by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), who claim that it is harmful to human health. This warning is coming after operatives of NAFDAC raided and arrested suspects in connection with various fraudulent activities arising from Read More…
NYSC provides free cervical cancer screening for women in Oshodi-Isolo
In an effort to stop cervical cancer from becoming the second most common cancer among women in Nigeria, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has started a five-day free cervical cancer screening programme for women. Dr. Kenneth Nworie, a corp member and the outreach’s organiser, stated that the programme, which aims to reach 500 women, Read More…
Lagos reaffirms commitment to food safety
The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its dedication to improving the state’s food safety and decreasing food contamination. This was announced by Dr. Lola Akande, the Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce, Industry, and Cooperative, on Tuesday during the second annual Lagos State Food Safety Conference & Exhibition in Alausa, Lagos. The Lagos State Consumer Protection Read More…
Nigeria yet to achieve 70% COVID-19 immunisation coverage, says NPHCDA
According to Dr. Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Secretary of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Nigeria has not yet achieved the year-end worldwide vaccination target of 70% target coverage with the COVID-19 vaccinations. Shuaib disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Tuesday in Abuja. “We are 21.6 million eligible persons away from Read More…
Children can develop same mental health conditions as adults – Psychiatrist
Children can suffer the same mental health disorders as adults, but Dr. Oluwayemi Ogun, a consultant psychiatrist, said that their symptoms may vary. At the Vanguard 2nd Mental Health Summit in Lagos, Ogun, the former Medical Director of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Yaba, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria Read More…