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Sachet alcohol ban sparks protest as unions demand policy review

Protesters on Thursday, February 26, 2026, stormed the Isolo office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), opposing the enforcement of...
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VCDF, SEEPCO launch free eye care programme in Delta’s Ndokwa East LGA

Many Nigerians continue to suffer from avoidable vision problems, with cataracts and other eye conditions being major causes of preventable blindness. In Delta State,...
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Tobacco control researcher, Charity Aienobe-Asekharen, bags WHO, PhD awards

A health promotion expert, and researcher associate at the Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour (CLiMB), Dr. Charity Aienobe-Asekharen, has bagged her doctoral award...
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Sterling Oil, Lagos mobilise 550 pints of blood in two-day blood donation drive

Nigeria requires between 1.8 and 2 million units of blood annually but meets just 25 to 30 percent of its need. The shortage affects...
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Global commitment on display as countries negotiate key annex to Pandemic Agreement

Member States of the World Health Organisation (WHO) concluded a weeklong round of negotiations on draft annex for Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS)...
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AU Summit: African leaders urge final 24 states to ratify African Medicines Agency treaty

On the margins of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), the African...
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Study reveals youth exposure, policy gaps in Nigeria’s nicotine regulations

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Federal Government to fully regulate all nicotine products to curb addiction and...
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NAFDAC sachet alcohol ban earns more accolades from African groups

The enforcement of the ban on sachet alcohol by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has continued to garner...
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