The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned that excessive alcohol consumption poses serious risks to public health and may contribute to social problems, including banditry. NAFDAC Director-General Mojisola Adeyeye made the statement during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday. Adeyeye said alcohol can damage vital organs,…
NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, laughed when a journalist asked when she would resign. The question came amid fresh criticism over fake and substandard products in Nigeria. Adeyeye faced the question during a media briefing in Lagos on Monday, September 7. The moment quickly caught attention online, as Nigerians debated her reaction and leadership record….
The Plateau State Government has mobilised drugs and medical supplies to health facilities treating patients affected by a diphtheria outbreak. Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has directed the immediate deployment of drugs and other medical commodities to facilities managing diphtheria patients across the state. The Director-General of the Plateau State Drug and Medical Commodity Management…
The Plateau State Government has ordered the temporary closure of all schools across the state over a suspected diphtheria outbreak. The directive covers all public and private primary and secondary schools and takes effect from Monday, September 7, 2026. Governor Caleb Mutfwang issued the directive as part of urgent measures to prevent further transmission of…
The Kano State Government has inaugurated a Special Committee on Diphtheria Outbreak Response. The committee is tasked with coordinating a stronger and more unified effort against the disease as outbreaks continue to spread across northern Nigeria. The committee was inaugurated on Friday by the Commissioner for Health, Dr Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, who described diphtheria as…
An E. coli outbreak linked to frozen blueberries has grown to 17 confirmed cases, with six people hospitalised so far. Five additional infections were recorded in the latest federal update from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Two of the six hospitalisations were included in the…
It has never been easier to buy a fake, or harder to tell the difference. This is the plight of the Nigerian consumer that has sparked an uproar on social media. A common theme in the discourse is a trip to the past reminiscent of Dr Dora Akunyili. Dr Dora Akunyili served as the Director-General…
Nasarawa State has confirmed an ongoing diphtheria outbreak, with 15 cases recorded across three local government areas. The Director of Public Health at the Nasarawa State Ministry of Health, Dr Attah Peter, disclosed this during an interview in Lafia on Tuesday. According to Attah, most of the confirmed cases were recorded in Keffi Local Government…
The death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria has risen to 252. This comes after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported 14 new confirmed cases during epidemiological week 33. The new infections were recorded between August 10 and August 16 in Ondo, Bauchi, Edo and Benue states, according to the NCDC’s…
At least 23 people have died and 143 others are suspected to have contracted diphtheria across communities in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, as outbreaks simultaneously spread in Katsina and Kano states, health officials confirmed this week. Plateau State Commissioner for Health Dr Nicholas Baamlong disclosed the figures on Tuesday in Jos….
