CETA Amendment Bill: A Tax for Good HealthBy Robert Egbe
Something strange happened to Enugu-based paediatrician, Dr. Chiwetalu Odoh, last Christmas eve. Summoned to the Children’s Emergency Unit at the hospital in Enugu, he expected...
Category : Health
Sanitary Pads: NGO Petitions NAFDAC, SON, FCCPC Over Alleged Toxic Chemicals
The She Mission Initiatives, a women-focused non-governmental organisation, has petitioned the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Standards Organisation of Nigeria...
Harvestfield Leads War Against Malaria In Nigeria, Strengthens Healthcare Manufacturing Capacity with Local Production of Next-Generation Mosquito Nets
Harvestfield Healthcare FZE has commenced commercial production of Synera DuoForte, a next-generation insecticide-treated nets in Nigeria, marking a new phase in the country’s capacity to...
World Heart Day: Mandatory Bouillon Fortification Risks Harming Nigerians’ Health, CAPPA Warns Govt
As the world marks World Heart Day on Tuesday, 29 September 2026 today, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has warned the Federal Government...
Lagos Reinforces Sensitisation On Community -based Health Safety, Sanitation
The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to continuous public enlightenment and sensitisation on healthy living practices, including regular hand washing, proper waste disposal,...
Nigeria Advances Early Childhood Development Through Primary Health Care
Every month at the Primary Health Care Centre in Ugbor, Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State, in southern Nigeria, mothers gather with their babies for...
Sustainable Power Infrastructure Critical to Nigeria’s Health System – Minister
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving sustainable electricity supply across Nigeria’s health facilities, with the Minister of State for Health and Social...
Tobacco Act Amendment Bill: CAPPA Writes Senate, Demands Legislative Records
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has filed a Freedom of Information (FOI) request with the National Assembly, demanding comprehensive legislative records on the National...
Mandatory Fortification of Bouillon Cubes: A Threat to Maternal and Child Health in Nigeria
BY BUKOLA OLUKEMI-ODELE A recent narrative circulating across public health and media spaces—exemplified by reports from food corporations and their allies —advocates mandatory fortification of...
Tobacco Act Amendment Bill Is Damaging To Nigeria, Africa Centre Warns NASS
The Africa Centre for Tobacco Industry Monitoring and Policy Research (ATIM) has urged the National Assembly to urgently reconsider the proposed amendments to Nigeria’s National Tobacco Control...