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Exposing children to lead cost Nigeria $16.2bn — UN official

Exposing children to lead costs Nigeria $16.2bn — UN official

On December 6, 20205:21 pmIn Environmentby Oboh

A United Nations Environment Programme official, Desiree Narvaez, has put the economic cost of exposing children to lead in Nigeria at $16.2 billion, even as she revealed that five million children under age five are at risk.

7,200 children treated for lead poisoning — Osinbajo

On June 27, 20189:24 amIn Newsby Emmanuel Okogba

NO fewer than 7,200 Nigerian children, have been treated for remediation of lead poisoning, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said.

Lead Poisoning: 5,500 children treated in Zamfara, Niger states

On July 4, 20174:17 pmIn Sweet Crudeby Emmanuel Okogba

OVER 5, 500 children who survived lead poisoning in Zamfara and Niger states have been treated by a Dutch international development agency, Medecins Sans Frontieres, MSN, also called Doctors without Borders.