Health

NAFDAC shuts down bakery for using unfortified sugar, banned potassium bromate

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has...

Newly inaugurated Lagos private medical facility forays into nuclear medicine

“Nuclear medicine helps in the treatment of thyroid disease, cancer, and arthritis,...

Illicit drugs fuel crimes, criminalities in Nigeria – Marwa

Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement...

PCN descends on unlicensed medicine outlets, shuts 531 in Abuja

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has closed down 531 medicine outlets...

Rise in infectious diseases fueled by insecurity, poverty in 2023, WHO reveals

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that the rise of infectious diseases in several countries in 2023 was exacerbated by poverty, insecurity,...

Use antibiotics only on doctors’ prescription, says consultant physician

A Consultant Physician and Clinical Pharmacologist at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Prof. Fatai Fehintola, has warned against abuse of antibiotics....

Yuletide: NAFDAC uncovers 240 fake wines, fizzy drinks, others, factories in Abia

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NAFDAC) has uncovered factories in the popular Cemetery market in Abia State, where fake wines and fizzy...

Doctors discover bracelet and earphones among 150 objects inside man’s stomach

Doctors were in “shock” after removing earphones, a bracelet, nuts and bolts and safety pins among 150 foreign objects from a patient’s stomach....

Outbreak of Diphtheria hits 18 states as FG confirms 7,202 cases, 453 deaths

The Federal Government has confirmed 7,202 cases of diphtheria out of the 11,587 suspected cases across 105 local government areas in 18 states,...

NSIA Outlines Aggressive Healthcare Expansion Plan As Authority’s Infrastructure Intervention Excites Reps Committee Chairman

The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority on Monday received members of the House of Representatives who were in Lagos to inspect projects undertaken by...

Entertainment

Those trying to undermine my achievements are fake people – Wumi Toriola

Nollywood star Wumi Toriola has taken a stand against critics attempting to belittle her achievements on YouTube. Toriola has come under criticism...

Adekunle Gold to Olamide: Thank you for turning me into a star

In celebration of his eight-year journey in the music industry, Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold has expressed gratitude to his mentor and YBNL...

NFVCB douses tension over Nancy Isime’s hijab controversy

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has intervened to address rising tensions surrounding the upcoming Nigerian film, “Three Working Days,”...

Paris 2024: Snoop Dogg to carry Olympic flame

American legendary rapper Snoop Dogg will be among the torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame in the final stretch before the opening ceremony...

World News

Just in: Obama endorses Kamala Harris

Former US President Barack Obama threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris’ White House bid on Friday, providing a crucial endorsement in her campaign to unseat Donald Trump in...