Health
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Approved GMO Foods Safe for Human Consumption – NAFDAC
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has assured Nigerians that genetically modified foods (GMOs) are safe for human consumption once they meet established…
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Bodies and Rights: Women with Disabilities Speak Out Against Healthcare Discrimination, Prejudice in Nigeria
According to estimates, 50 per cent of Nigeria’s 25 million estimated People with Disabilities are women and girls. Healthcare or Heartbreak? discrimination faced by women with disabilities. On one occasion, Bilikisu Yakubu, a disability rights…
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Abia Government Announces Policy Plans on Paid Six Months Maternity Leave
The Abia State Government is considering a landmark policy to grant six months of paid maternity leave to nursing mothers and three weeks of paternity leave to fathers. The governor’s wife, Ms Priscilla Otti, revealed…
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Nigerian Nurses Embark on Strike Over Poor Working Conditions
To draw attention to the deplorable working conditions of nurses and midwives across the country, the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has commenced a seven-day nationwide warning strike to demand improvement in…
