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Island States Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry established

The World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry announces the creation of Island States Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry, to be based in Port Louis, Mauritius. This...

Cameroon hit by deadly cholera surge in Centre Region

Cameroon has been hit by a surge in cholera cases in the past four weeks in the country’s Centre Region where the capital city...

Alliance calls for increased budgetary allocation for tobacco control

The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has called for more budgetary allocation, to ensure implementation of the National Tobacco Control Act, 2015 and its Regulations...

In furtherance of quest for smokefree Nollywood

In the second quarter of 2022 the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) said it had received and censored a total of 553 movies produced by the Nigerian...

Nigeria far from achieving 15% Abuja Declaration on improving healthcare – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria is still far from meeting the 2001 15 per cent Abuja Declaration on improving the health sector. Dr...

Health for all: SSB taxes towards improved healthcare access

As we commemorate the 2023 World Health Day, it is an opportune moment to reflect on the state of healthcare and access to medical...

Keeping up with Graphic Health Warnings (GHWs) policy – Why govt must be proactive

The gazetting of the National Tobacco Control Regulations in December 2019 signaled the beginning of a change in the design of cigarette packs and...

Cholera: 447 suspected cases reported in six states – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that six states, Cross River (397), Zamfara (25), Ebonyi (11), Abia (nine), Bayelsa...

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Can Africa re-imagine climate justice by breaking free from green capitalism trap?

In Hamouchene’s "Green Colonialism and Environmental Orientalism", the author critiques how green capitalism, under the banner of a “just...
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Nigeria, Turkey to ensure safe return of endangered baby gorrilla

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it will partner with relevant Turkish authorities to ensure that the endangered baby...

Management agency vows to uphold biosafety standards

Director-General of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Agnes Asagbra, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to upholding biosafety...

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Can Africa re-imagine climate justice by breaking free from green capitalism trap?

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