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A race against time: Impending consequences of delayed tobacco control funding

Public health experts have consistently warned that the dearth in funding for enforcement of the National Tobacco Control (NTC) Act 2015 may be exploited...

African leaders warn of deadly malaria emergency, seek to address funding shortfall

African Union Heads of State and Government, global health leaders and development partners on Friday, September 22, 2023, issued a joint call for urgent...

World leaders commit to new targets to end TB

World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly’s High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis have approved a Political Declaration with ambitious new targets for the next...

WHO welcomes world leaders’ ‘historic’ commitment to better respond to future pandemics

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has welcomed the “historic” commitment shown on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, by global leaders at the United Nations General...

Experts decry lack of political leadership in integrating health into climate change action

Scientists in Africa have raised concerns over the pressing weak political commitment,  Scientific Evidence and inadequate financing as some of the challenges moving forward...

Edwin-Isotu at 40: Ecomiums as stakeholders honour environmental health consultant

Public health and environmental stakeholders have honoured a national consultant in public health and environment, Dr. Edeh Edwin-Isotu, on his 40th birthday. At the birthday...

Stakeholders decry Nairobi Declaration’s failure to address health impacts of climate crisis

Stakeholders in the health sector have raised concerns with the Nairobi Declaration document coming out of the inaugural Africa Climate Summit over its failure...

Philip Jakpor: Has the countdown to smokefree Nollywood begun?

The recent convergence of movie practitioners on the auspices of Nollywood in Abuja to discuss the dangers of smoking in movies is indicative that...

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No explosion at Port Harcourt Refinery, NNPC clarifies

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has refuted reports of an explosion at the Port Harcourt Refining...
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Chinedum Nwajiuba: Time for our people to rise above traditional farming practices

A statement by Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba, former Vice Chancellor, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi State, at the seminar on...

Battery sector: Govt reaffirms commitment to enforce best practices to promote growth

The federal government has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that waste batteries are recycled using international best standards in order to prevent negative health effects linked to improper management and save the environment from other detrimental effects. This promise was made by Environment Minister, Balarabe Lawal, on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, while addressing a group of stakeholders who gathered in Abuja to attend a two-day international conference on upgrading...

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No explosion at Port Harcourt Refinery, NNPC clarifies

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has...

Chinedum Nwajiuba: Time for our people to rise above traditional farming practices

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