The Nigerian government issues new warnings against the dangers involved in using skin whitening products, in a country that ...

"Nigeria may have been called 'the world capital of skin bleaching'...potentially due to its recognition as having the highest usage rates of SLPs [Skin Lightening Products] across the globe put ...

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 ...

“Nigeria may have been called ‘the world capital of skin bleaching’, or ‘the skin-lightening hothouse of the world,’ potentially due to its recognition as having the highest usage rates ...

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 ...

He said; Through collaborative efforts, we can address the root causes of skin-bleaching practices and promote healthier and more inclusive attitudes toward beauty. He identified Nigeria as the ...

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, has raised the need to revive the “Black is Beautiful” movement, celebrating Afrocentric beauty and dismantling ...

The Nigerian government issues new warnings against the dangers involved in using skin whitening products, in a country that has often been called the " world capital of skin bleaching" ...

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.