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Nestlé endorses food fortification, supplementation to combat nutrient deficiencies

Nestlé Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to food fortification and supplementation as ways to combat micronutrients deficiencies in Nigerians. The company restated this commitment in...

Group calls for stricter regulation of mercury-added skin lighteners

Environmental watchdog group, BAN Toxics, has called for stricter monitoring and regulation of skin-lightening products in light of the Philippines' recent ratification of the...

Cross River targets 900,000 children for polio vaccination

No fewer than 900,000 children between the ages of 0-59 months in Cross River have been targeted for vaccination against poliomyelitis Type 2. Dr Janet...

Winners emerge for CAPPA trans-fat media fellowship

Six winners have emerged for the Journalism Fellowship for Investigative Reporting on Trans Fat. The winners for the programme organised by the Corporate Accountability and...

World Health Day: WHO calls on govts to mitigate climate crisis

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on governments to take urgent actions to protect health and mitigate climate crisis. The UN health agency also...

Over 12.8m children in U.S. infected with COVID-19

Over 12.8 million children have tested positive for COVID-19 since onset of the pandemic, according to the report by the American Academy of Pediatrics...

Unreported COVID cases in Africa higher than expected – WHO

The number of unreported cases of COVID-19 infections among the 1.3 billion residents in Africa is far higher than previously reported, according to the...

WHO launches bid to stop a new global pandemic ‘Arboviruses’

World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday, March 31, 2022, launched a plan to prevent “Arboviruses’’ from causing a global pandemic, noting that they are...

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Shell confirms plan to acquire TotalEnergies stake in Nigeria’s Deepwater Bonga Field

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), a subsidiary of Shell Plc, on Monday, June 30, 2025, confirmed plan...
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Lagos tasks residents, traders on good environmental habits

The Lagos State Government (LASG) on Monday, June 30, 2025, urged traders and residents to keep their environment clean...

NCDMB to champion ‘Nigeria First’ policy in oil and gas sector

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has pledged its full commitment to implementing the recently introduced “Nigeria...

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Shell confirms plan to acquire TotalEnergies stake in Nigeria’s Deepwater Bonga Field

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