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World No Tobacco Day 2025: Activists engage on ways to address gaps in youth smoking advocacy

Ahead of the World No Tobacco Day commemorated on May 31 annually, anti-tobacco advocates from Nigeria, Kenya, Cameroon, South Africa and Zambia have decried...
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78th World Health Assembly concludes amid historic outcomes, consequential highlights

The Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly (WHA78), the annual meeting of World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Member States, came to a close on Tuesday, May 27, 2025,...
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WaterAid calls for urgent action on menstrual health equity

Country Director of WaterAid Nigeria, Evelyn Mere, has called for urgent action to promote menstrual health equity in Nigeria. She made the call in a...
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20m Nigerians live with mental health issues, says WHO

A report by the World Health Organisation says 20 million Nigerians, representing 20 per cent of the country’s population, live with mental health conditions. Dr...
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Hypertension: Case for sodium consumption regulation, healthier diets

World Hypertension Day is observed annually in May, serving as a reminder of the importance of blood pressure awareness and management. This global health...
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Gates Foundation grants firm $5m to boost child health in Africa

As part of the global health movement to expand affordable access to high-quality medicines, the Gates Foundation has awarded a $5 million grant to...
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Global leaders reaffirm WHO support with $170m

World leaders have pledged an additional $170 million to the World Health Organisation (WHO) during a high-level pledging event at the 78th World Health...
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Four countries recognised with life-saving trans fat elimination policies

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recognised four countries – the Republic of Austria, the Kingdom of Norway, the Sultanate of Oman and the...
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Weak tobacco tax regime profits industry, not citizens – CISLAC

The Civil Society Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has decried Nigeria’s newly approved 2026 tobacco tax policy warning  that the measure...
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NNPC refutes allegations of refinery scrap, equipment sale

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has described as false and misleading reports suggesting it is selling...
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Lagos urges residents to disregard misinformation on sanitation exercise

Lagos State Government on Friday, April 24, 2026, advised the residents to disregard misinformation surrounding its reintroduction of monthly...

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