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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched a nationwide campaign encouraging Nigerians to read and understand food labels before buying packaged foods, describing the initiative as a key step towards reducing the country’s growing burden of diet-related diseases. The initiative, tagged “Read the Food Label Campaign,” was unveiled in Abuja on Thursday in collaboration with public health organisations and development partners. Speaking virtually at the launch, NAFDAC Director-General, Mojisola Adeyeye, said the campaign is designed to equip consumers with the knowledge needed to interpret food labels and make healthier dietary choices. She described food…

The Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) has disbursed N339 billion to states since its establishment in 2014, with N235 billion released in the last three years, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has said. Mr Pate said the increased funding reflects intensified investments in primary healthcare and has accelerated access to essential health services across the country. He spoke on Friday in Abuja after chairing the 15th Expanded Ministerial Oversight Committee (MOC) meeting on the implementation of the BHCPF and other health sector reforms. “In the last 12 years of BHCPF, N339 billion was disbursed…

NewsFeedA viral World Cup campaign tapped into a familiar conversation among Egyptian football fans, prompting debate over hope, expectation and decades of World Cup disappointment. Al Jazeera’s Yasmeen ElTahan explains.Published On 26 Jun 202626 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The writer is a former chair of the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and author of the book ‘How Not to Lose a Million Dollars’Financial regulators are known for their poor timing. They tend to ease regulations when economies are strong and asset prices are booming, while tightening rules when the economy struggles and credit is in short supply. It’s happening again today.Under the current Trump administration, US regulators have systematically weakened reforms put in place after the 2008 financial crisis. In…

It’s “an exciting advance in efforts to restock the antibiotic arsenal,” Steven Rutherford, a microbial sciences expert at Genentech, wrote in an accompanying commentary piece in Nature. “More broadly, the study provides a road map showing how genome mining can be used to identify new antibacterial natural products and strategies for using them.” The pathway the megacluster’s products attack is one for making biotin, also known as vitamin B7. The nutrient is required for growth and virulence in many human pathogens, and, more specifically, it’s a cofactor that critical metabolic enzymes need to work properly. Some bacteria can scavenge biotin…

The Green Party of England and Wales has been forced to return a donation made by its leader Zack Polanski because it was considered to be impermissible.Under UK electoral law parties can only accept money from people on the UK electoral register. Impermissible donations must be returned within 30 days.As first reported in The Financial Times,, external Polanski gave £1,539.45 to the party in September last year, shortly after he was elected leader, but it was not returned until 10 June this year.Deputy Green Party leader Rachel Millward told the BBC Polanksi had not been on the electoral register because…

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has faulted a court ruling that reversed an earlier order directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register it as a political party. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Friday, set aside its earlier judgement directing INEC to register NDC as a political party. The ruling followed an application by the Peace Movement Party (PMP), which asked that the December 2025 judgement be set aside because it was joined in the suit. The judge, Isah Dashen, upheld the PMP application and ruled that all relevant parties must…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — As the final whistle blew at SoFi Stadium, it was difficult to know what to make of the United States men’s national team’s 3-2 defeat to Türkiye. Should it be frustrated at conceding a late winner? Or should it take some solace in a performance that saw some of the team’s less experienced players grow in the game?There will likely be a little bit of both. At times in the first half, the U.S. looked overwhelmed by Türkiye’s technical proficiency. But the Americans responded with a gutsy second-half performance that appeared to have them headed to a…

Veteran Nollywood actor Pete Edochie has paid an emotional tribute to the late Alex Ekubo, describing him as “a man of honour” whose death has left a deep void in the Nigerian film industry. The late actor often starred alongside Mr Edochie, frequently playing the role of his son. Mr Edochie, 79, broke his silence days after Ekubo was laid to rest in his hometown of Arochukwu, Abia State, reflecting on their encounters and revealing that the late star had been planning his 80th birthday celebration for next year. In a post shared on Instagram on Thursday, the veteran actor…

I’ll admit to being a bit of a wine cooler sceptic – at home, at least. Don’t get me wrong: I love a crisp, cool glass as much as the next summer rosé guzzler. The temperature at which we serve wine is important, but I’m wary of any inessential gadgetry that threatens to take up prime real estate in my already cluttered kitchen.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.What’s more, wine coolers are misleadingly named. In most cases, they don’t actually cool a bottle of wine – ie,…