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The Honourable Minister of State for Health, Sen (Dr.) Olorunimbe Mamora has said that there's no going on the ministry's commitment to eliminating trans fatty acids in Nigeria's food supply. The minister who was decorated as policy champion for the #TransfatFreeNigeria campaign by the coalition campaigning for elimination of Partially Hydrogenated Oils for his commitment…
January 25, 2022
By Gabriel Omamiyeren The December 8, 2021, sensitization, and enforcement exercise on the new graphic health warning policy on tobacco products, marked a new day in Nigeria’s tobacco control journey. The exercise, carried out by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) in Abuja, happened at a time that most Nigerians had lost hope…
January 24, 2022
By Abayomi Sarumi It is socially acceptable for most Nigerians who make it into another year to set new standards, rules, conditions, and perhaps, way of life for themselves as they work to better themselves in the new year (dispensation). Though many get distracted during achieving the set goals, I am a firm believer in…
January 23, 2022
Agency Report-- Novak Djokovic has been denied entry into Australia after his visa was cancelled by border force officials at Melbourne airport. The world No 1 had announced on Tuesday that he was travelling to Australia on an "exemption permission", but after landing in Melbourne on Wednesday evening he was held in isolation after reportedly…
January 6, 2022
AFP -- A booster of US coronavirus vaccine Johnson & Johnson was 85 percent effective in preventing serious illness in areas where Omicron was dominant, a South African trial study indicated Thursday. The South African Medical Research Council conducted the study on health workers from November 15 to December 20, but it has still not…
December 30, 2021
By Paul Ashibel The atmosphere was dense. This was not the first time I was visiting T-Jay at the hospital, in fact, it had become a daily event. However, there was something unsettling about that afternoon. Maybe it was the distant look in his eyes, those eyes that once sparkled with promise had sunk deep…
December 24, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, received the booster dose of the Pfizer Biotech vaccine. The booster was administered by his Chief Personal Physician, Dr Suhayb Rafindadi. The President’s vaccination card was signed by the Director-General of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking on the…
December 21, 2021
Some selected scientists and herbalists across the country have been engaged by the federal government on effective herbal remedies for the treatment and management of COVID-19, in a way that meets the best global standard. The federal government was represented at the meeting in Abuja on Monday by Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr…
December 21, 2021
Cases doubling 3 days in areas with local spread The Omicron coronavirus variant has been reported in 89 countries and the number of cases is doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with community transmission, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Saturday. Omicron is spreading rapidly in countries with high levels of population…
December 19, 2021
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The Honourable Minister of State for Health, Sen (Dr.) Olorunimbe Mamora has said that there's no going on the ministry's commitment to eliminating trans fatty acids in Nigeria's food supply. The minister who was decorated as policy champion for the #TransfatFreeNigeria campaign by the coalition campaigning for elimination of Partially Hydrogenated Oils for his commitment…
January 25, 2022
By Gabriel Omamiyeren The December 8, 2021, sensitization, and enforcement exercise on the new graphic health warning policy on tobacco products, marked a new day in Nigeria’s tobacco control journey. The exercise, carried out by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) in Abuja, happened at a time that most Nigerians had lost hope…
January 24, 2022
By Abayomi Sarumi It is socially acceptable for most Nigerians who make it into another year to set new standards, rules, conditions, and perhaps, way of life for themselves as they work to better themselves in the new year (dispensation). Though many get distracted during achieving the set goals, I am a firm believer in…
January 23, 2022
Agency Report-- Novak Djokovic has been denied entry into Australia after his visa was cancelled by border force officials at Melbourne airport. The world No 1 had announced on Tuesday that he was travelling to Australia on an "exemption permission", but after landing in Melbourne on Wednesday evening he was held in isolation after reportedly…
January 6, 2022
AFP -- A booster of US coronavirus vaccine Johnson & Johnson was 85 percent effective in preventing serious illness in areas where Omicron was dominant, a South African trial study indicated Thursday. The South African Medical Research Council conducted the study on health workers from November 15 to December 20, but it has still not…
December 30, 2021
By Paul Ashibel The atmosphere was dense. This was not the first time I was visiting T-Jay at the hospital, in fact, it had become a daily event. However, there was something unsettling about that afternoon. Maybe it was the distant look in his eyes, those eyes that once sparkled with promise had sunk deep…
December 24, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, received the booster dose of the Pfizer Biotech vaccine. The booster was administered by his Chief Personal Physician, Dr Suhayb Rafindadi. The President’s vaccination card was signed by the Director-General of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking on the…
December 21, 2021
Some selected scientists and herbalists across the country have been engaged by the federal government on effective herbal remedies for the treatment and management of COVID-19, in a way that meets the best global standard. The federal government was represented at the meeting in Abuja on Monday by Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr…
December 21, 2021
Cases doubling 3 days in areas with local spread The Omicron coronavirus variant has been reported in 89 countries and the number of cases is doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with community transmission, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Saturday. Omicron is spreading rapidly in countries with high levels of population…
December 19, 2021
