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Concern over sale of mercury-added skin whitening cosmetics despite global phase-out deadline

On the International Women's Day, a toxics watchdog group in the Philippines took online shopping giants to task for their failure to rid their...
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€50m to seed new nature-for-health fund to prevent pandemic

The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Secretariat of...
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Consumer commission moves to enforce policy on graphic health warning on tobacco packs

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has stormed Lagos markets in continuation of the enforcement of the Federal Government’s policy on Graphic...
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Tackling SGBV, healthcare services to promote indigenous rights in FCT

Despite domesticating the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act in Abuja, the Abiodun Essiet Initiative for Girls (AEIG), a non-profit group established to improve...
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COVID-19: Bed capacity utilisation drops to 0% in Lagos

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says bed capacity utilisation in the state’s public and private COVID-19 care centres has dropped...
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COVID-19: WHO commends Nigeria on vaccination uptake

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended the Nigerian government on its COVID-19 vaccination uptake across the country. Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, Africa Regional Director, World...
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115,500 health workers died of COVID-19 in 18 months – UN

No fewer than 115,500 health workers died from COVID-19 in 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, linked to a “systemic lack of safeguards”, according...
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Smoking and Nollywood’s responsibility to Nigerian youths

A frightening spate of butchery in Nigeria linked to ritual killings has ignited a fierce national debate on the role of Nollywood, Nigeria’s film...
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