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Govt assures on speedy gazette of trans-fat regulations

The Federal Government has reinstated her commitment towards a trans-fat free Nigeria by speeding up the gazette of the Oil and Fats Regulations. The Minister...

Michael Simire - August 4, 2021

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Lagos records another COVID-19 death, 2,893 active cases in communities

One COVID-19 related death was recorded on Monday, August 2, 2021 in Lagos, said Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi. Abayomi disclosed this...

Michael Simire - August 4, 2021

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Lagos records six COVID-19 related deaths, 519 infections in two days

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state recorded six COVID-19 related deaths within two days. Abayomi made the disclosure through...

Michael Simire - August 1, 2021

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Coalition urges Consumer Protection Commission to uphold rights to healthy foods

The Trans-fat Free Nigeria campaign coalition has urged the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to help uphold the consumers rights to safe...

Michael Simire - July 30, 2021

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#TransfatFreeNigeria: Nigeria can lead the way

“This pandemic has magnified every existing inequality in our society – like systemic racism, gender inequality, and poverty” – Melinda Gates When Melinda Gates made...

Michael Simire - July 29, 2021

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Joseph Magero: WHO doing untold harm to Africa’s desperate smokers

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is failing in its duty and Africans have particular reason to feel aggrieved. Its latest attack on alternative nicotine products...

Michael Simire - July 29, 2021

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Making the policy on pictorial health warnings to work for Nigerians

The Federal Government’s policy on Pictorial Health Warnings (PHWs) which officially kicked off on June 23, 2021, has taken the country a step further...

Michael Simire - July 26, 2021

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WHO, WFP inaugurate innovative project on emergency health facilities

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a new project to improve emergency response to health crises. In a...

Michael Simire - July 20, 2021

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