by Oni Kayode Philips | Jun 19, 2024 | Health, NEWS
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Moji Adeyeye, has urged Nigerians to refrain from storing cooked food in the refrigerator for more than 72hrs The NAFDAC boss who made this known in a statement on...
by David Bright | Jun 18, 2024 | Health, NEWS, Sports
Kylian Mbappe suffered a broken nose during France’s opening game at Euro 2024 but will not need immediate surgery. The French Football Federation said a mask will be made for their captain, but it is not yet known if he will play against the Netherlands on...
by David Bright | Jun 18, 2024 | Health, International, NEWS
A Nigerian pilgrim who was on his way to Jamrate to perform the ritual of throwing stones collapsed and eventually died due to heatstroke. Head of Nigeria’s Medical Team for the 2024 Hajj, Dr Abubakar Adamu, confirmed this in an interview with newsmen on Monday in...
by Oni Kayode Philips | Jun 18, 2024 | Health, NEWS
Health experts have raised the alarm about a possible spike in cases of cholera and other water-borne diseases like diarrhoea, typhoid and dysentery, largely due to increased access to unclean sources of food and water for consumption and other household use by...
by Oni Kayode Philips | May 27, 2024 | Health, NEWS
The Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, (NACA) Dr Temitope Ilori, has said no child deserves to be born with HIV. Ilori stated this on Sunday in a press statement signed by the agency’s Head of Public Relations and Protocol, Toyin...
by Success Nmesoma Maduagwu | May 25, 2024 | Health, NEWS, Security
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has closed down a private rice factory in Niger State due to poor hygiene standards. This was revealed by the Director of NAFDAC’s North-Central Zone Shaba Mohammed, during a routine inspection...