Health

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has expressed concern over the influx and use of pesticides banned in Europe in Nigeria. It has therefore called for the support of stakeholders to help eliminate harmful pesticides from the Nigerian markets. 40 per cent of pesticides used …

A judge at The Central Criminal Court, also known as the Old Bailey, has sentenced former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and Doctor Obinna Obeta to jail At a sentencing hearing on Friday, Ekweremadu was jailed for nine years and eight months, his wife Beatrice was sentenced …

The Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, has given the reasons behind banning the ‘Indomie Super Chicken’ flavour in Nigeria. Citing fewer clinical tests, registration and production of the flavour in the country, Adeyeye said the agency has commenced sampling and analysis …

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reiterated that importation of Indomie noodles is banned in Nigeria. Director-general of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who made this known in a statement on Monday, said the product is one of the foods on the government prohibition list. …

The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has developed a cardiovascular drug from oyster mushrooms. The innovation is through patents created by the agency’s researchers and developed at the Professor Hussaini Ibrahim Technology and Innovation Center. Project officer at the centre, Engr. Florence Madueguna said the drug known as Lovastatin is …

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to continually drive initiatives that promote the development of Halal products standards.The Director General of SON, Mallam Farouk Salim, in a statement, said this would be done in line with internationally-accepted Standards for both domestic and foreign consumers.Salim said this at …

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) yesterday said urgent actions are needed to protect the children suffering from the impacts of the conflicts in North-east Nigeria. In a statement, UNICEF gave 96 as the number of Chibok girls still in captivity nine years after the abduction.Speaking on the impact of …

FCT plans accommodation for doctors posted to Abuja satellite towns

A Nigerian senator and his wife plotted to bring a poor street trader to the UK to harvest his kidney for their daughter in exchange for up to £7,000 and the promise of a better life, a court has heard. Ike and Beatrice Ekweremadu, their 25-year-old daughter Sonia and medical …

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, CON, has reiterated the desire of President Muhammadu Buhari to bequeath a free, fair, credible and transparent elections Nigeria. Malam Bello who spoke at the 14th edition of the Leadership Annual Conference and Awards held on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at the International Conference …