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In continuation of efforts to deepen the reportage of trans-fats in the media, the Corporate Accountability for Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), a not-for-profit organisation in Nigeria has organised a training for journalists from the South-Eastern region on the subject. The two-days event held 6-7 May 2022 in Enugu, capital of Enugu state and had eighteen…
May 13, 2022
A popular Nigerian singer, Oluwatobiloba Daniel, popularly known as Kizz Daniel, has quit smoking, to mark his birthday. The father-of-two took officially announced via his Instagram page, which also marked his birthday, to share a video where he officially announced that he has stopped smoking. In the video, he also advised those that were struggling…
May 2, 2022
All presidential aspirants including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; former governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; former vice president of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers and all other politicians vying for Nigeria's presidency are expected to undergo a drug integrity tests, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has insisted.…
April 28, 2022
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has alerted the Nigerian government against the use of Medicago COVID 19 vaccine (Covifenz) heavily funded by tobacco giant -- Philip Morris, warning that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has refused to approve the vaccine. It was gathered that WHO turned down approval of the Medicago vaccine…
April 27, 2022
By Philip Jakpor Sustainable funding is crucial to winning the tobacco control war and no one understands this better than the tobacco industry. Realizing that low- and middle-income countries like Nigeria devote meagre or zero allocation to implementing tobacco control policies, the tobacco industry has cleverly etched its footprint in sectors where government agencies are…
April 20, 2022
Nigeria’s Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has reviewed the country’s response to the pandemic given the declining number of cases in the country. Mr Boss Mustapha, the Chairman of the committee and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), disclosed on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, the decision followed the reduced risk…
April 6, 2022
By Aderonke Ogunleye-Bello Traditionally, heated oils are used in frying foods. They vary from vegetable oil, palm oil, olive oil, sunflower to chicken oil and could be used in preparing fried foods and cooked meals. However, there are safe and unsafe frying methods that largely contribute to the well-being of humans. Staple Nigerian foods like…
April 5, 2022
The Nigerian Government on Tuesday announced that fully vaccinated travellers entering Nigeria will no longer be required to take pre-departure PCR COVID tests. This announcement was made by the Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC), Boss Mustapha during a media briefing in Abuja. According to Mustapha, the decision to scrap the PCR tests for…
March 22, 2022
On the occasion of the 2022 World Water Day, civil society, labour and community activists under the auspices of Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC) have described the vicious attempt of water privatisers to commodify water in Africa, as the singular biggest impediment to universal access on the continent. The OWORAC is made up…
March 22, 2022
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In continuation of efforts to deepen the reportage of trans-fats in the media, the Corporate Accountability for Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), a not-for-profit organisation in Nigeria has organised a training for journalists from the South-Eastern region on the subject. The two-days event held 6-7 May 2022 in Enugu, capital of Enugu state and had eighteen…
May 13, 2022
A popular Nigerian singer, Oluwatobiloba Daniel, popularly known as Kizz Daniel, has quit smoking, to mark his birthday. The father-of-two took officially announced via his Instagram page, which also marked his birthday, to share a video where he officially announced that he has stopped smoking. In the video, he also advised those that were struggling…
May 2, 2022
All presidential aspirants including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; former governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; former vice president of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers and all other politicians vying for Nigeria's presidency are expected to undergo a drug integrity tests, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has insisted.…
April 28, 2022
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has alerted the Nigerian government against the use of Medicago COVID 19 vaccine (Covifenz) heavily funded by tobacco giant -- Philip Morris, warning that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has refused to approve the vaccine. It was gathered that WHO turned down approval of the Medicago vaccine…
April 27, 2022
By Philip Jakpor Sustainable funding is crucial to winning the tobacco control war and no one understands this better than the tobacco industry. Realizing that low- and middle-income countries like Nigeria devote meagre or zero allocation to implementing tobacco control policies, the tobacco industry has cleverly etched its footprint in sectors where government agencies are…
April 20, 2022
Nigeria’s Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has reviewed the country’s response to the pandemic given the declining number of cases in the country. Mr Boss Mustapha, the Chairman of the committee and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), disclosed on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, the decision followed the reduced risk…
April 6, 2022
By Aderonke Ogunleye-Bello Traditionally, heated oils are used in frying foods. They vary from vegetable oil, palm oil, olive oil, sunflower to chicken oil and could be used in preparing fried foods and cooked meals. However, there are safe and unsafe frying methods that largely contribute to the well-being of humans. Staple Nigerian foods like…
April 5, 2022
The Nigerian Government on Tuesday announced that fully vaccinated travellers entering Nigeria will no longer be required to take pre-departure PCR COVID tests. This announcement was made by the Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC), Boss Mustapha during a media briefing in Abuja. According to Mustapha, the decision to scrap the PCR tests for…
March 22, 2022
On the occasion of the 2022 World Water Day, civil society, labour and community activists under the auspices of Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC) have described the vicious attempt of water privatisers to commodify water in Africa, as the singular biggest impediment to universal access on the continent. The OWORAC is made up…
March 22, 2022
