How to Stop Deadly Lead Poisoning in Nigeria – Govt
Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, Abubakar Bawa Bwari, yesterday advanced reasons curing severe lead poisoning has been difficult, expressing regret that children who are receiving treatment for the ailment would grow up with low intelligent quotient (IQ). He explained that although the disease was preventable, its treatment and environmental remediation were expensive. He […]
Dozens of Nigerian Children Die of Lead Poisoning
Abuja — Twenty-eight persons, mostly children below the age of five, reportedly died in a fresh outbreak of Lead Poisoning in some villages in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. The deceased, according to the Minster of State for Health, Fidelis Nwankwo on Wednesday, were among the total of 65 cases recorded. The villages […]
