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Environmental Health: FG Bans Plastic Bottles, Styrofoam Packs Across MDAs The Federal Government has banned the use of single-use plastics across all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). Single-use plastic,...

Ogun State Reports 25 Cases Of Cholera The Ogun state government has cautioned its residents to be careful as it officially reports 25 cases of Cholera across seven...

Cholera: FG Insists On Increased Environmental Surveillance The Federal Government is urging states and local governments to scale up environmental health surveillance in places where food and drinks...

NBMA: TELA Maize Safe To Eat According to the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), TELA maize has been declared safe to consume. Gloria Ogbaki, the NBMA spokeswoman, said this...

HFN, NCS Partner To Improve Clearance For Medical Supplies The Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (HFN) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have announced a partnership to expedite the...

Epilepsy: British Teen Becomes First Ever Recipient Of Skull-Implanted Neurostimulator 13-year-old Oran Knowlson from Somerset, England has just become the first patient in the world to trial a...

Doctors Urge Restrictions on Hospital Visits to Curb Cholera Spread As cholera continues to spread across Nigeria, public health physicians are emphasizing the need to limit hospital visits...

Experts Warn of Looming Mental Health Crisis Due to Rising Psychoactive Substance Abuse Nigeria is facing a looming mental health crisis due to the increasing abuse of psychoactive...

Nigeria's Federal Government Urges Citizens to Practice Good Environmental Hygiene As cholera cases and deaths rise, the Federal Government has advised Nigerians to prioritize personal environmental hygiene to...

Lawmaker urges Nigerians to do regular checkups By Tunde Oyekola The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Health, Amos Magaji has advised Nigerians to always do periodic checks...