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Anglican Mainstream (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
... they never did. When it happened in Kano, they never arrested anyone and when it happened in Zaria too, no-one was arrested. Even where they were arrests they were later released.“So if government has had the courage to bring justice to those who engage in the evil, it would have served as a deterrent to others. I call on this government to stop playing the ostrich and stop being hypocritical,”...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
A lecturer in the Department of Business Administration, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Dr. S.A. Abdulahi has advised the federal government to ensure that resources are effectively allocated and utilised by government agencies and parastatals and investors, if the nation is to develop.
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allvoices (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
The children died at three hospitals in Lagos, Ibadan and Zaria. At least 10 other children are reported to have been brought to hospital. Nigeria's food and drug agency says that 25 children aged between three months and four years have died after taking a contaminated teething syrup. The substance, used in engine coolant and anti-freeze, triggered kidney failure in the children. symptoms...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Up to 25 children have died in Lagos, Ibadan and Zaria since September after being administered with a contaminated powder called 'My Pickin' Teething Mixture.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
... Akunyili said that eight of the children died at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, another old medicine teaching hospital in the north, while two died at Nigeria's foremost institute for medical studies, the University College Hospital, Ibadan, in the southwest. "Seven pediatric patients within the ages of one to three years were referred to the UCH from hospitals in...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
... Akunyili said that eight of the children died at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, another old medicine teaching hospital in the north, while two died at Nigeria's foremost institute for medical studies, the University College Hospital, Ibadan, in the southwest. "Seven pediatric patients within the ages of one to three years were referred to the UCH from hospitals in...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
... to the life of over 30 children whose earthly existence has been cut short in Lagos, Ibadan and Zaria since September after being allegedly administered with a contaminating powder called 'My Pickin' teething mixture.The figures we have available to work on constitute what is clearly the tip of the iceberg. For according to the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
... million).10. Gashua, Bade, Yobe State (N228 million).11. Waste Disposal Incinerator at ABUTH, Zaria (N83 million).12. Federal Medical Centre, Azare, Bauchi State (N60million).13. PoloField, GRA, Maiduguri, Bornu State (N176 million).14. Umunekwu, Isikwuato, Abia State (N279 million).15. Gerei Bridge, Adamawa (N130 million).16. Isampou Shoreline, Bayelsa State (N164 million).17. Ngomari,...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
... the further sale of the mixture which has allegedly led to the death of at least 54 children in Zaria, Ibadan and Lagos alone, although this is disputed by its manufacturer, Barewa Pharmaceuticals, Lagos.Akhimen urged NAFDAC to go the extra mile to ascertain the source of the contaminant, saying it would be disheartening to discover that the source of the deaths is more than what has been...
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IOL (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
... syrup have died this month in Lagos, the southwestern town of Ibadan and the northern town of Zaria. A laboratory director at Nafdac said mostly Nigerian-made paracetamol syrups for children were being sampled and that 15-20 brands had already been tested.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
... also said three more children have died at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, from the killer baby teething mixture, bringing the casualty figure to 28.NAFDAC had on Wednesday alerted the nation on the killer drug which was earlier reported to have killed 25 children in three locations across the country.A statement by NAFDAC Director-General, Professor Dora Akunyili,...
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News (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
... month in the commercial capital Lagos, the southwestern town of Ibadan and the northern town of Zaria."We're now testing all brands of paracetamol drugs from all over the country," NAFDAC Director-General Dora Akunyili told Reuters.A laboratory director at the agency said mostly Nigerian-made paracetamol syrups for children were being sampled and that 15-20 brands had already been tested.More...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
... whose Director General, Dora Akunyili, said the previous day that 25 children had died in Zaria, Ibadan and Lagos after being administered with the drug.Several more children have suffered from fever, diarrhea, and kidney failure, according to Akunyili.Although the manufacturer of 'My Pickin' Teething Mixture on Wednesday denied that it caused the deaths, Lagos Health Commissioner, Jide...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
... University Teaching Hospital (LUTH); eight at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria , and two died at the University College Hospital (UCH) after taking paracetamol teething mixture, "My Pikin".The Agency has, however, shut the defaulting company located at 1-5 Olugbo Close, Shasha Road, Akowonjo, Lagos and directed the re-screening of all brands of paracetamol syrup nationwide.Akunyili...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
... alleged that 15 children died at LUTH, eight at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, while two died at the University College Hospital, Ibadan as a result of the use of the mixture."Seven paediatric patients within the ages of one to three years were referred to the UCH from hospitals in Lagos. The seven toddlers had renal failure linked to administration of My Pikin," Akunyili...
