FIRST, there was Beyoncé, then Nicki Minaj, Meagan Good and Ice Spice. Now, tennis legend Serena Williams is being accused of ...

Iziaq Salako, has called for urgent action to tackle the alarming prevalence of skin bleaching in Nigeria and across Africa. The minister made the call at the high-level segment of the Regional ...

The Federal Government through the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to combating the harmful effects of skin bleaching. The ...

Mr Salako noted that the awareness level of skin bleaching is high at over 76 per cent, with close to 40 per cent believing it makes one look beautiful and fashionable. The Minister of State for ...

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 ...

Dr Salako, speaking at a workshop in Libreville, Gabon, on January 22, 2025, noted the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) distinction of Nigeria as “the world capital of bleaching,” citing ...

Iziaq Adekunle Salako, has issued a clarion call for African nations to collaborate in tackling the widespread use of harmful skin-lightening products (SLPs) across the continent. Salako ...

Nigeria is developing a national policy to address skin bleaching, targeting harmful cosmetic products with 77% of women using skin-lightening substances Dr. Iziaq Salako highlighted the urgent need ...

Skin bleaching is not a new phenomenon, with media personalities like Khanyi Mbau having spoken openly about it. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recognised skin bleaching as a public ...