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Some medical experts have advised Nigerians to seek early attention when ill especially if they are suspicious of meningitis because the disease is curable if presented early. The meningitis outbreak across several states has caused the death of over 282 people in the past two months. Adefunke Babatola, a paediatrician, has advised  that parents should take their children early to hospitals for diagnosis because the treatment is more successful if detected early. She said symptoms to look out for in children include high body temperature, irritability, excessive crying, headaches for those old enough to know what they are experiencing, photophobia (not able to look at lights) convulsion and falling into coma, which she said is common in children. “Some predisposing factors are upper respiratory problems, abnormal posturing, aching at the back, stiffness of the neck, poor feeding, bulge in the soft spot on top of a baby’s head (fontanel) and stiffness in a baby’s body a...

The girl's response was epic!

Ace Nollywood Actor who had a jolly good time at Premier Hotel Satellite town area in Lagos State, could not afford to pay the commercial sex worker he had contracted for the night. He was high for Africa TGIS..lol It took the good will of a well meaning Nigerian who came to his rescue ....more details to come.....

Wanna kill Yourself? Imagine this. You come home from school one day. You’ve had yet another horrible day. You’re just ready to give up. So you go to your room, close the door, and take out that suicide note you’ve written and rewritten over and over and over You take out those razor blades, and cut for the very last time. You grab that bottle of pills and take them all. Laying down, holding the letter to your chest, you close your eyes for the very last time. A few hours later, your little brother knocks on your door to come tell you dinners ready. You don’t answer, so he walks in. All he sees is you laying on your bed, so he thinks you’re asleep. He tells your mom this. Your mom goes to your room to wake you up. She notices something is odd. She grabs the paper in your hand and reads it. Sobbing, she tries to wake you up. She’s screaming your name. Your brother, so confused, runs to go tell Dad that “Mommy is crying and sissy won’t wake up.” Your dad runs to your room. He looks...

The Federal Civil Service Commission has released lists of shortlisted candidates according to states, for applications into Federal Ministries according to the statement signed by Hon. Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission MustaphA L. Sulaiman. Below is the breakdown of affected ministries that require applicants. Federal Ministry of Education. Federal Ministry of Labour & Productivity. Federal Ministry of Finance iv Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Federal Ministry of Information and Culture. Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing. Federal Ministry of Science and Technology. Federal Ministry of Transport. Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation. Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation. Bureau of Public Procurement. The lists apply to applications received by Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) submitted during the 2016 Recruitment Exercise.  NOTE: There is no list for Abuja yet Click to check by state FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE CO...

Arising from the recent court judgement on the case filed by Fijabi Holdings and another versus Nigeria Bottling Company and NAFDAC (joined as a nominal party), the Honourable Minister of Health summoned a meeting of the Department of Food and Drug Services, Federal Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to address the related issues. The following were the findings: 1. Both Benzoic acid and Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) are ingredients approved by International Food Safety regulators and used in many food and beverage products around the world. 2. Are levels of additives introduced as preservatives within specification? · Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) is the organ established by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) to set internationally recognized standards, codes of practice, guidelines relating to foods, food productio...

It is poisonous to consume the popular soft drinks, fanta and sprite with vitamin C. A Lagos High Court ordered the National Agency For Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to immediately direct the manufacturers of soft drinks; Fanta and Sprite (Nigeria Bottling Company PLC) to include a written warning that the content of the bottles cannot be taken with Vitamin C. This was the result from a suit filed against the NBC and NAFDAC by Lagos businessman, Dr Emmanuel Fijabi Adebo and his company, Fijabi Adebo Holdings Limited. His lawyer alleged that sometime in March, 2007, his client's company purchased large quantities of Coca-Cola, Fanta Orange, Sprite, Fanta Lemon, Fanta Pineapple and Soda Water from NBC for export to the UK for retail purposes and supply to their customers. When the packages arrived there, fundamental health related matters were raised on the contents and composition of the Fanta and Sprite products by the UK Health Authorities, specifically t...