A medical expert, Dr Stephen Aderemi of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), has cautioned people against too much intake of locally prepared herbs to avoid causing grave damage to their health.

Herbs are plants with aromatic properties used for either medicinal purposes, flavouring food, or as fragrances.

According to Aderemi not all the plants reported to be useful were harmless.

The doctor added that, if plants are taken without adequate knowledge of prescription, they can cause kidney and liver dysfunction or even death in some cases.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has deployed its personnel to rapidly contain the outbreak of Lassa fever in more than 18 states in Nigeria.

This was contained in a statement released in Abuja by Charity Warigon, communication officer for WHO in Nigeria.

The statement said: “For the Lassa fever response, 271 are involved in active case search, 235 in contact tracing and 320 in community sensitisation activities in the 18 states active states.”

According to Warigon, from January 1 to March 4, a total of 1,121 suspected cases of Lassa fever were reported across 18 states.

The Non-teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities have suspended their strike. The staff, members of three unions, NASU, SSANU, and NAAT, announced the suspension of the three month and 10 days old strike on Wednesday. The national Chairman of the Joint Action Committee of three unions, Samson Ugwoke announced the suspension on Wednesday during a press briefing.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it provided health interventions to 3.8 million people affected by the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast in the past one year.

WHO said in its 2017 annual report that it coordinated health sector partners and reached 3.8 million people with health services.

The agency said that it worked closely with local officials, partners and community leaders to address the health risks posed by malnutrition, disease outbreaks, and long-term inaccessibility to basic health services.

Who said it provided technical and financial support for measles catch-up campaigns reaching 2.2 million children aged between six months and 10-years in 25 local government areas of Borno.

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has advised Nigerians to be cautious of Particulate Matters caused by air pollution, saying it can result in cancer.

The Assistant General Manager, Central Forecast Office of NiMET, Olaniyan Olumide, made the disclosure during the National Workshop on Air Quality organised by the Centre for Atmospheric Research of the National Space Research and Development Agency.

The workshop was themed “Air Quality Research and Sustainable Development: The Nexus, Prospects and Challenges”.

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Particulate matter, also known as particle pollution, is a complex mixture of extremely tiny particles and liquid droplets that get into the air.

The Governor of Edo state, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has admonished parents and other stakeholders in the state to ensure that children below the age of one are immunized to safeguard them against diseases. The Governor who stated this on Wednesday in a broadcast monitored on local television stations in Benin City, Edo State capital urged the people to dispel reports that the vaccines being administered were harmful to children,