According to recent studies, air pollution is Nigeria’s fourth biggest killer. So severe is the issue that, without decisive action, CVDs could well pass infectious diseases as Africa’s ...

This makes air pollution the second leading cause of NCDs globally after tobacco, WHO added. Speaking with our correspondent, a Professor of Radiology at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka ...

The minister of state for environment, Iziaq Salako, has said Nigeria is faced with significant air pollution challenges, which he said now kills more than two deadly diseases: malaria and HIV ...

There is a silent rage of air pollution in Nigeria. Almost every breath taken is like a step closer to death. The country is faced with significant air pollution challenges that call to question ...

Around 2.1 billion people are exposed to dangerous levels of household air pollution due to the use of polluting open fires or stoves for cooking. Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are among the ...

The federal government has commissioned Air Quality Station to tackle Nigeria’s air pollution rate said to be 44.8%, which makes the country the 10th most polluted country in Africa. The ...

Air pollution and rising temperatures are increasing ... Low- and middle-income countries like India, Nigeria and Bangladesh are hit the hardest, accounting for over three-quarters of all stroke ...

In India alone, air pollution claimed the lives of 1,69,400 children under the age of five in 2021. Nigeria followed with 1,14,100 child deaths, Pakistan with 68,100, Ethiopia with 31,100 ...