The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has disclosed that it seized tramadol worth over N1.1 trillion from entering the country following intelligence gathered by the agency. NAFDAC also announced that about N1.3 million worth of falsified, banned and counterfeited products were seized during its recent raid. In Abuja on Tuesday, the agency’s Director-General, Prof Mojisola …

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified healthcare providers and the public of the death of 66 children in The Gambia following the use of four substandard cough syrups, as reported by World Health Organisation (WHO) last month. The four products are Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup, Makoff Baby Cough Syrup and …

The Chief Medical Director of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Professor Adetokunbo Fabamwo has been inducted into the prestigious Nigerian Academy of Medicine. The high-profile event took place on Thursday at the NAF Conference Centre, Abuja. The Nigerian Academy of Medicine is an independent, national resource of excellence and expertise in medical sciences and healthcare. Membership is open …

… commiserates with family State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has stated that the circumstances surrounding the death of a three-year-old boy at a public hospital are being investigated. The report on the situation blamed it on negligence and misconduct by the hospital. Abayomi’s statement reads: “The attention of Lagos State Ministry of Health has been drawn to a …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to desist from using unauthorised cosmetics and dangerous chemicals for bleaching of the skin to enhance their beauty. At the two-day retreat by the agency’s Top Management Committee in Lagos over the weekend, the Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye expressed shock in the proliferation of unauthorised …

A Senior Physiotherapist at the General Hospital, Ijede, Lagos State, Mrs Abimbola Ladi-Okeneye has described osteoarthritis as an acute or chronic inflammation that may affect any moveable joints in the body. At an event by the hospital to commemorate this year’s World Physical Therapy Day, Ladi-Okeneye explained that osteoarthritis is the most common and degenerative joint disease in the form …

More than 60 million Nigerians are suffering from mental illnesses, according to the President of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria, Prof. Taiwo Obindo. Obindo, who is also Chairman, Faculty of Psychiatry at the West African College of Physicians (Nigeria Chapter), said to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja: “Mental healthcare is in a sorry state given that …

The United Kingdom government has identified a different strain of monkeypox infection in an individual who recently travelled to West Africa. The latest development was reported on the official website of the UK government on Thursday, noting that the “preliminary genomic sequencing conducted by UKHSA (UK Health Security Agency) indicates that this case does not have the current outbreak strain circulating …

The Faculty of Dentistry of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is again in the news for positive reasons, following the rating in the latest release of the Global Academic Ranking of World Universities (GRAS). An elated Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry , Prof. Morenike Toyin Ukpong could not hide her joy as she joined other colleagues in the faculty …

“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom”   Happiness and intelligence do not always go together. Like wealth, happiness can be very choosy. That’s why some highly intelligent PR and business people are still unhappy. Why? Here are the six most common reasons why smart people sometimes fail to be happy — and what they can do about it. They overthink …