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Reporting and analysis from the Health desk.
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Agricultural expert Afeez Olumide Garuba says the misuse of fertilizers, pesticides and livestock drugs by farmers is fuelling Nigeria's food safety crisis, contributing to over 53,000 deaths annually as consumers unknowingly ingest dangerous chemical residues.
A 40-foot trailer plunged from the Nkpor flyover in Anambra State, crushing four vehicles beneath it, as commercial driver Amaechi Eze escaped death after stepping away from his bus moments earlier to rescue a trapped fowl.
Leaders of the Geneith Health Competition commend growing youth participation in Nigeria's anti-malaria movement on Democracy Day, welcoming the Senate's passage of the National Agency for Malaria Elimination Bill.
Colexa Biosensor MD Kingsley Aguoru says Nigeria has the human capital and market potential to lead African pharmaceutical manufacturing — but only if government commits to sustained local production policies over import dependence.
