Sugar’s Role In Obesity: Countries Should Adopt Tax To Combat Diabetes, Health Problems, Says World Health Organization
One of the many weapons in the global war against chronic diseases like diabetes should be a sugar tax, said the World Health Organization (WHO) in a report this Tuesday.
ALSO READ: Fruit Juice Is as Bad as Sugary Drinks
The WHO’s report, “Fiscal Policies for Diet...
Nigeria’s COVID-19 Testing Capacity Hits 50,000.
On Nigeria’s testing capacity, Director-General of NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Iheakwazu, who spoke at the daily briefing of the PTF in Abuja, said:
“On the Roche equipment, what we have at the moment in the country as we speak, is a capacity to test about 50,000. This is with...
HEALTH NEWS WATCH: A FEDERAL HIGH COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF MEDCONTOUR. PUTS A LIMIT ON THE OVEREARCHING POWERS OF THE FCCPC
The Federal High Court in Lagos Hon Justice C.J. Aneke in Dr. Anuoluwapo Adepoju v. the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has delineated the wide powers given to the FCCPC under its enabling act.
The Court held that the FCCPC cannot validly investigate the allegations of a...
Lagos State COVID-19 Briefing – In line with the Post-Lockdown Guideline.
Following the COVID-19 Guidelines released by the Lagos State Government, here are excerpts from the statements of Gov. Sanwo-Olu to guide movement and control orders for COVID-19.
BEFORE GOING OUT
Appoint one representative only and the same person should go out every timeList...
Nigeria Invokes Quarantine Act to Lockdown her major cities.
Currently, a lockdown subsists in Nigeria's major cities including Lagos, Abuja, etc.
The government is relying on the provisions of the Quarantine Act to prevent a further spread of COVID19 that has since been declared a global pandemic.
The quarantine act prescribes a 6-month jail...
NCDC Reviews COVID-19 National Discharge Criteria.
Dear Colleagues
Greetings from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
I thank you for your strong leadership, as our country responds to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The number of new cases has increased in the last few weeks, with 4,399 confirmed cases reported from...
Official Guidelines for Lagos State Residents in #COVID-19 Pandemic.
OFFICIAL HEALTH GUIDELINE FOR RESIDENTS OF LAGOS STATE RESIDENTS IN COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
In a few hours, we will begin the first phase of easing the lockdown.
At a press briefing today I shared updated guidelines for all sectors.
The work guidelines for members of the public...
BREAKING: Nigeria’s Federal Government Issues Travel Ban over #COVID19.
The Federal Government has issued a travel ban on 13 countries over the spread of the Coronavirus.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha made the announcement at a media briefing on Wednesday.
The affected countries are the United State of America, the...
BREAKING: President Buhari Travels to the UK for Medical Check-up.
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will on Friday proceed to London for medicals.
His Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a two-paragraph statement on Thursday.
The statement titled ‘President Buhari off to London Friday for medical follow-up,’ read, “President...
Lagos State to absorb House Officers directly from NYSC
The Lagos State ggovernment's drive to ensure her hospital facilities are fully functional and manned by trained staff may have prompted the government to reach out to the National Youth Service Corp for a seamless appointment of House Officers into her secondary health facilities.
Here is a copy...
