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Nigeria: 77% of Nigerian women use skin-lightening products — FG

Nigeria: 77% of Nigerian women use skin-lightening products — FG

Africa Links 24 with Kazeem Biriowo
Published on 2025-01-23 14:25:07

The Federal Government has raised concerns as Nigeria has the highest usage rates of skin-lightening products globally, with a staggering 77% of Nigerian women using these products.

It also sounded the alarm on the dangers of skin bleaching, calling it a public health problem that requires urgent attention.

Speaking at a regional awareness-raising workshop in Libreville, Gabon, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, while citing the World Health…

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