(SOUNDBITE OF HORN HONKING) AKINWOTU: Skin whitening or skin bleaching is a major industry around the world, but especially in Nigeria. More than 77% of Nigerian women have used skin whitening ...

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

This comes despite the warnings from Nigerian music legend Fela Kuti in his satirical Afrobeat song Yellow Fever, where, he criticised the widespread practice of skin bleaching; “You dey bleach ...

At the cusp of the AI-era, as we celebrate the diversity of African cultures and the dynamism of younger generation Africans, it 39;s also imperative that we address the harmful practice of skin ...

rather than removing the natural African skin tone,” she adds. Dr. Saini Roop, a consultant dermatologist, says skin bleaching is a common but very risky practice, not just in Kenya but across ...

South Africans were amazed b y a Mzansi dermatologist's work after she helped a lady restore her damaged skin after using ...

Rwanda has become the latest in a string of African countries to ban skin bleaching products, but Global Industry Analysts predict that the skin lightening industry will reach $31.2 billion by ...

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 ...