Mexican mobster Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was found guilty Tuesday by a New York jury of crimes spanning a quarter of a century as head of one of the world's most powerful drugs gangs. The 61-year-old former head of the Sinaloa cartel -- famed for his brazen escapes from Mexican prisons -- faces a possible…

One in seven Nigerians uses drugs, more than twice the global average, according to the country's first major national drug-use survey published on Tuesday. The survey, conducted by the Nigerian government, the European Union and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime(UNODC), said an estimated 14.4 percent of Nigerians use drugs. That is more…

A new study revealed that three common drugs normally used to treat cardiovascular problems or diabetes could also aid in the treatment of some serious mental health conditions, such as schizophrenia. Scientists at University College London (UCL) in the United Kingdom, Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and the University of Hong Kong conducted a study…

Access Bank Plc has taken another step to show its commitment to the total wellbeing of women by providing financing options to enable them receive quality healthcare services. This is evidenced in its recent partnership with Hygeia Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO) to amplify access to In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatments with 30 per cent cash-back…

Pharmacists have made recommendations on how to increase local production of essential medicines and boost drug security in the country. Newly elected President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, and Chairman Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN), Dr. Okey Akpa, yesterday, in Lagos, at a press briefing…

I wish all my readers a Happy New Year. I am happy to predict that the world, the way we know it now, a global system that has been deliberately designed and constructed in such a way that the black person on earth should not succeed, will come to a shuddering end in 2030. Before…

An air of chaos enveloped Washington Saturday as the US government kicked off the holidays by partially shutting down, following the failure of leaders to pass a federal spending bill as negotiations stalled over Donald Trump's demand for money to build a US-Mexico border wall.

In Nigeria, the open sale of drugs – both traditional and pharmaceutical— through unregistered outlets is a major concern. It is not strange to see unregistered ‘doctors’ and ‘pharmacists’ advertising and selling medicines in commercial buses and by the roadsides. These drug hawkers are sometimes seen selling prescription-only antibiotics and other powerful painkiller drugs. They…

Many music lovers were thrown into a state of worry three months back when news that "Sorry Not Sorry" hitmaker, Demi Lovato had overdosed on drugs. Thankfully, she was able to receive quick medical treatment and she subsequently checked into rehab. Her mom Dianna De La Garza in a recent appearance on the latest episode…

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Olusade Adesola has charged athletes and officials billed to represent Nigeria at the forthcoming Youth Olympic Games in Argentina to play free and clean of doping. Addressing the athletes and coaches, who have been training in an Abuja camp in preparation for the Youth Olympic Games, which…

How can one define quality in business? How can we set realistic and achievable quality standards? To whose standards and how can we keep up with these quality standards over time? Quality separates a business from its competitors. That extra attempt to serve an excellent product or service will put a business at the forefront…

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has busted a cartel of illegal importation of controlled pharmaceutical products. NAFDAC, in a statement issued yesterday by its Director-General, Prof. Moji Christianah Adeyeye, said its operatives discovered 187 cartons of assorted 120mg, 200mg and 225mg tramadol on September 14, 2018. She said the operatives…