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CS-SUNN Calls for Stronger Collaboration to Scale Up Vitamin A Fortification in Nigeria’s Edible Oil Market

September 22, 2025

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By Bunmi Yekini Despite Nigeria’s mandatory regulations requiring all edible oils to be fortified with vitamin A, a wave of unfortified and…

Climate and Environment News

CSOs Reject Lagos Water PPP Meeting, Demand Broader Stakeholder Dialogue

September 21, 2025

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Groups insist Public-Public model offers more democratic solution to water crisis By Bunmi Yekini A coalition of civil society organisations has declined…

Climate and Environment News

Global Supermarkets Failing to Curb Plastic Pollution, New Report Finds

September 18, 2025

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Break Free From Plastic’s first-ever global supermarket audit reveals that retailers are doing the bare minimum to reduce single-use plastics, except where…

Health HIV & AIDS UPDATE

Canada’s Oldest HIV Service Organization to Close After 42 Years of Advocacy and Support

September 14, 2025

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By Bunmi Yekini Canada’s largest and oldest HIV service organisation, the AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT), will close its doors in March…

Health

Ugandan Scientist Krystal Birungi Joins Obama Foundation’s Leaders Africa Program

September 12, 2025

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By Bunmi Yekini Ugandan scientist and malaria advocate Krystal Birungi has been selected to join the prestigious Obama Foundation’s Leaders Africa program,…

Climate and Environment

ActionAid Welcomes Africa Climate Summit Declaration but Warns Against ‘Short-Term Distractions’

September 12, 2025

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By Bunmi Yekini ActionAid International has welcomed the outcome of the second Africa Climate Summit, applauding African leaders for collectively calling for…

Health

MSF Raises Alarm as Darfur Civilians Flood Hospitals Amid Escalating Attacks

September 12, 2025

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By Bunmi Yekini Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has sounded the alarm over a worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s Darfur region after nearly…

Health News

“My Body, My Right”: Lagos Women Take to the Streets for Reproductive Health Awareness

September 11, 2025

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Ohotu Diamond Women Initiative leads rally in Agege and Ifako-Ijaiye, calling for safe healthcare, family planning, and women’s reproductive rights. By Bunmi…

Health Opinion

Strong Men, Strong Nation: Why Nigerian Men Need to Embrace Regular Health Checks to aid Prompt Diagnosis and Early Intervention

September 10, 2025

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Dr. Adedamola Adeogun In Nigeria, conversations around men’s health often remain hidden, overshadowed by cultural expectations of toughness and silence, yet, men…

Health Opinion

Infertility in Nigeria: Myths, Realities and the Way Forward

September 10, 2025

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By Dr. Adedamola Adeogun Infertility is not a woman’s problem alone, yet across Nigeria, cultural beliefs and stigma still place the blame…

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