Author: Omolara Rafiu

Despite the Policy made by the Federal Government in 2016 to create a database for all doctors in Nigeria in order to make the registration processes for orthodox Medicine, Dental and Alternative Medicine Practice in Nigeria to be automated, The high state of quackery in both the orthodox medicine sector and traditional health sector in Nigeria keeps increasing at an alarming rate and this illegal and unethical act keeps endangering the lives and health of people across the country. In order to put a stop to this life endangering act, stakeholders in the Nigerian health sector,during a town hall meeting…

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, Depresion which is also known as depressive disorder, is a mood disorder which causes severe symptoms that affects how a person feels, thinks, and handles daily activities, such as sleeping, eating, or working. Although curable, depression if not quickly tended to leads to more dangerous consequences such as self harm, suicide and so on. According to the Science Daily website, 121 million people out of the world population are affected by depression and depression is responsible for about 850,000 deaths yearly. During an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria which took…

According to WHO, Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. A body mass index (BMI) over 25 is considered overweight, and over 30 is obese. In preparation for World Obesity Day, which annually takes place today 4th of March(This year’s theme is ‘Let’s Talk About Obesity And…’), WHO has released a new Lancet Study which reveals that over 1 billion people in the world are living with obesity as of 2022. The study also reveals that all over the world the number of obesity amongst adults has doubled up since…

On the 5th of February, 2024, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control(NAFDAC) announced that a ban has been placed on the production and sales of Alcoholic drinks that are sold in sachets as well as bottles less than 200ml. According to NAFDAC this step was taken in a bid to prevent and protect underage children from easy access to alcohol. Following this announcement, there were various reactions as some Nigerians felt like it was a much needed step while some others, most especially those that were profiting from the sales of Alcoholic Drinks in sachet containers…

Earlier this week, News Veo reported that the house of rep member Aboullahi El-Rasheed representing Dukku/Nafada Federal Constituency raised a motion for the federal government to make an urgent investigation to identify and stop the spread of a yet to be identified killer disease plaguing the Nafada Federal constituency of the state. However, in a recent development, the Gombe state government has made it known that the killer disease has been identified as the to be Cerebrospinal Meningitis. This discovery was made through the results obtained from the samples gathered from the 6 fatality cases in the Nafada and Funakaye…

Lassa Fever in the country is increasing at an alarming rate as there is a report of 46 new cases in Benue State. This was confirmed by the Benue State Commissioner of Health, Dr Yanmar Ortese, during a press conference that took place in Makurdi. According to him, there is an outbreak of Lassa Fever currently in the state with 46 reported cases which has resulted in the death of 9 people. Dr Ortese made it known that 5 out of those infected are health workers while four are from the internally Displaced Persons Camp. In confirmation of the report…

On Wednesday, during the Annual General Meetings of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Lagos Chapter, which was held in Lagos, the association implored the State Government to allocate sites for coordinated wholesale drug centers in the state.  Speaking for the whole of the Lagos chapter of the association, Lawrence Ekhator, the state chairman of the association in Lagos stated that putting a coordinated wholesale drug centre in place in the state will help to regulate as well as monitor drug flow in the state, which will in turn help curb drug abuse. It can be recalled that…

Victor Marx, the founder of the All Things Possible Ministries is currently getting a backlash for his instagram post about one of his church members – Justin Bieber, as a lot of people are finding it to be quite inappropriate. Justin Bieber and Hailey Beiber have both openly declared themselves as devout christians, as a matter of fact Hailey had admitted during an interview with Elle that religion is the bedrock of their relationship and if not because of christianity, the both of them probably wouldn’t be together. This does not come as a surprise as they got reconnected and…

Over the past few weeks in Nigeria, the price of commercially packaged water i.e sachet water and bottled water, has been insanely high, causing a lot of dissatisfied outbursts from Nigerians, both rich and poor. According to consumers, a bag of pure water is now sold at the price range of N400 to N500 as opposed to the usual N150 to N200 price range that it was sold at. In reaction to this pressing national issue, Association of Table Water Producers of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to see to the rectification of this situation as…

The circulation of Substandard and Falsified medication in Nigeria is at an alarming rate, and not just this, the circulation of these dangerous medicines has led to the death of many and also left many sick. In order to curb this form of menace in our society, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in the country started a policy which will ensure the regulation of wholesale distribution of medicine in the country, thereby ensuring that retailers will have access to a well regulated and original medicine. Reporting on the progress made so far in implementing…