Health

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Foremost Nigerian food and drug regulator, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has confirmed placing a ban on the importation of Indomie noodles into the country. This is...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Abortion pills will in coming days be available in Japan for the first time to be used for the purpose of terminating fetus at developing stage, authorities have announced. This follows approval of...

By John Ikani The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given a two-week ultimatum to the Nigerian Federal Government to address its demands or face a shutdown of the country's healthcare sector. NARD's demands include...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday admitted that he did “briefly faint” over the weekend before he was diagnosed with COVID-19, an incident his spokesman had previously denied. "I had...

By John Ikani Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has announced that cervical cancer could become the first cancer to be eliminated through vaccination. The announcement was contained in a statement issued by Pfizer's Medical Director for Sub-Saharan Africa,...

African countries are lining up to approve a new vaccine for malaria, with 20 million doses available for them to buy this year. This week, Nigeria's pharmaceutical regulatory authority has joined Ghana in supporting the new...