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Online shopping sites urged to take down product listings for banned mercury-laden skin whiteners

The EcoWaste Coalition on Monday, September 13, 2021, appealed to online retail giants to remove product listings for mercury-laden skin whitening cosmetics long proscribed...

Michael Simire - September 13, 2021

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Twelve months on, COVAX lists trials, triumphs

Twelve months ago, the world came together to support COVAX, a multilateral initiative aimed at guaranteeing global access to lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines. With the support...

Michael Simire - September 9, 2021

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ICRISAT awarded 2021 Africa Food Prize

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has been awarded the 2021 Africa Food Prize, for work that has improved food...

Michael Simire - September 8, 2021

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Smoking in Nollywood and next generation of Nigerian youth

What seemed like an insignificant issue in 2007 when tobacco control activists screened 10 randomly selected movies and found out that the tobacco industry...

Michael Simire - September 6, 2021

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Role of traditional, religious leaders in upscaling COVID-19 vaccination

It was a matter of time, but COVID-19 vaccination has already started to generate heated arguments following a hint that the Federal Government could...

Michael Simire - September 3, 2021

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Why Nigeria should regulate, eliminate trans fatty acids from food system

The role of dietary fats and oils in human nutrition is one of the most complex and controversial areas of investigations in nutrition science....

Michael Simire - September 1, 2021

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Lawmakers should throw a lifeline to Africa’s smokers

While global smoking rates decline, the figures for Africa are some of the highest in the world. Cigarette consumption on the continent rose by 52...

Michael Simire - August 31, 2021

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COVID-19: NCDC reports spike in fatalities as infections surge

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has recorded more deaths from COVID-19 complications as infections continue to surge in the country. The...

Michael Simire - August 29, 2021

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