Bread and other confectionery producers have been urged to always imbibe the culture of Good Hygiene Practices (GHP) to ensure the safety of bread and other allied products for public consumption. During a stakeholders’ meeting with the Lagos State chapter of the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN) on Friday, the Director General of National Agency for …

The Federal Ministry of Health has approved the appointment of Prof. Olayinka Oladiran Adegbehingbe as the Acting Chief Medical Director of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile- Ife with effect from last Tuesday. In a statement, the Public Relations Officer of the hospital, Kemi Fasooto made reference to a letter signed on behalf of the Permanent Secretary by the Director, …

A former governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, and the President pf the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals, Dr. Obinna Ogbonna have called on the Federal Government to take urgent steps to halt brain drain in the health sector, saying the trend was longer sustainable. At a two-day national conference last Thursday and Friday in Abuja, which was attended …

How to recover after a migraine is about managing the achy foggy and tired feeling you get after your headache eases, often referred to as the “hangover” or postdrome phase. What is a migraine? A migraine tends to be a very bad headache with a throbbing pain on one side of the head. For many, this bad headache can last about …

The National Agency for Food And Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday paraded some suspected drug and food fraudsters. In a statement on Friday, the agency’s Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye said one Mr. Okeke Francis of No. 28 Otigba Crescent, G.R.A. Onitsha, Anambra State, was arrested with expired G-Man organic energy drink in Onitsha, Anambra State. She said: …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm over the nationwide proliferation of unapproved herbal products, which it describes as “dangerous”. The agency’s Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye told journalists in Abuja on Monday that most of the herbal medicines were in the form of snuff and oral liquids, which she said were …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has mandated the pharmaceutical industry in Nigeria to establish Pharmacovigilance (PV) surveillance department as the agency is set for full implementation of PV across the country. At the PV inspection interactive session with pharmaceutical stakeholders in Lagos on Friday, Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye disclosed the preparedness …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has assured consumers of Indomie and other noodle brands in Nigeria of the safety of the staple food amongst children and some adults. During the quarterly interactive session between the agency and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) on Thursday at the MAN House, Ikeja, Lagos, its Director General, …

The 2023 edition of the annual free medical outreach, sponsored by the Ijebu Boys Association (IJBOYS), which ran from 8th to 11th June at De-Millennium Hall, Itoro, inside Ijebu Ode Local Government Secretariat, Ogun State, 1,155 patients were tested for various diseases, according to the report from the virology department. Other diseases tested included tuberculosis and 22 fully blown cases of …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has said that it would soon reactivate its free health care programme covering communities in the Niger Delta region. In a statement on Tuesday, NDDC Director of Corporate Affairs, Dr. Ibitoye Abosede said that the commission’s Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Major General Charles Airhiavbere (rtd.), told a beneficiary of NDDC’s healthcare intervention, Miracle …