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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
The Nigerian Thoracic Society (NTS) has called on all levels of government to take additional action to reduce air pollution in the nation. In a statement released in Abuja following its two-day Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference with the topic “The Environment and Lung Health,” the organisation made the appeal. The communique was signed Read More…
In order to prevent the mortality of children under the age of five, the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board (LSPHCB) reports that the state has added rotavirus vaccines to its routine immunisation (RI) programme. This was revealed by Mrs. Taiwo Onoro, the state vaccination officer, on Wednesday in Lagos during the LSPHCB sensitization meeting Read More…
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to facilitating the free movement of products and persons among member countries by supporting the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Organisation’s activities (ALCO). In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Ebenezer Adeniyan, the Minister of State for Transportation, Prince Ademola Adegoroye, said this while receiving ALCO’s Read More…
The Lagos State Government has issued a warning to retailers and producers of perishable goods not to sell products that are out-of-date or tampered with, especially during the ember season and the upcoming holiday season. In an interview with Newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos, the general manager of the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA), Read More…
