REFRIGERATING COOKED FOOD FOR MORE THAN THREE DAYS DANGEROUS – NAFDAC
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Moji Adeyeye has cautioned Nigerians against the storage of...
LAGOS HEALTH COMMISSIONER WARNS OF HIGHLY AGGRESSIVE, CONTAGIOUS CHOLERA STRAIN
The Lagos State Health Commissioner, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has announced that tests have confirmed that the recent disease outbreak in the state is due to...
CHOLERA DEATH TOLL RISES TO 30 AS 1,141 HOSPITALISED
In light of the recent cholera outbreak in several states of Nigeria, the National Biosafety Management Agency has urged the general public to exercise caution....
NCDC ALERTS ON CHOLERA OUTBREAK AS NIGERIA RECORDS 30 DEATHS, 1,141 SUSPECTED CASES
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has alerted on increasing cholera cases nationwide, with 30 deaths, 1,141 suspected cases, and 65 confirmed...
LAGOS GOVT CALLS FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST CHOLERA OUTBREAK
Lagos State Government has issued a call for heightened vigilance and the adoption of precautionary measures to prevent the spread of a potential cholera outbreak...
NATIONWIDE STRIKE: YOBE NMA DEFIES NLC/TUC DIRECTIVES, ATTENDS TO PATIENTS
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) chapter in Yobe State has disregarded the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) orders to go on...
‘SNIPER CAUSES CANCER, DEATHS’, NAFDAC WARNS AGAINST USE FOR FOOD PRESERVATION
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has once again warned Nigerians regarding the risky habit of utilizing dangerous chemicals to preserve...
NAFDAC SEALS RICE FACTORY IN NIGER
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has shut down on a private rice factory in Niger State over unhygienic practice. ...
4.95 MILLION GIRLS VACCINATED AGAINST HPV — MINISTER
As per the statement made by Prof. Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, about 4.95 million girls between the ages of...
HEALTH MINISTER WARNS NIGERIANS AGAINST EXCESS CONSUMPTION OF SALT
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, has advised Nigerians not to consume excessive amounts of salt and sodium since this...