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Nigeria Government has stressed the need for continued adherence to behavioural change to sustain the successful containment of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The Director, Family Health Department, Federal Ministry of Health…

The World Health Organization has tailored its COVID-19 vaccination recommendations for a new phase of the pandemic, suggesting that healthy children and adolescents may not necessarily need a shot but older, high-risk groups should get a…

The Idaho Senate has voted 22-12 to pass a bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors, one month after the state house passed similar legislation. The measure bars transgender and transitioning children, or children with…

Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development (SFPD), an NGO engaged community-based groups to strengthen its advocacy skills on promoting gender equitable norms in Sokoto State. The Foundation’s Programme Officer, Alhaji Musa Galadanci,…

Mrs Ololade Ajayi, the Coordinator of the DOHS Care For Vulnerable Women And Children Foundation, says the task of the group is to curb inequality and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in the country. The technology and…

­Bristol Triplets have made it into the Guinness World Records book on two counts, for being the lightest and most premature triplets to survive. Rubi-Rose, Payton-Jane, and Porscha-Mae Hopkins weighed a total of 2lb and 13oz (1,284g)…

The University of Benin Nigeria has won the Africa Outstanding University Award of the Year for 2023 in Rwanda. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Lilian Salami, was also honoured as Africa Pillar of Education for her impact in…

 The U.S. health regulator  has proposed cancer drug developers in most cases conduct more rigorous trials to seek accelerated approval for their candidates. The Food and Drug Administration's proposed recommendation follows criticism for…

Patients admitted to hospitals with acute viral infections are given antibiotics as a precaution against bacterial co-infection, but this practice may not improve survival, new research suggests. Researchers investigated the impact of…

Havana-based industrial engineer, Guerra Ferrer says the economic situation in Cuba is bad. He said; "I hope it can be addressed by the new parliament,” with reference to national assembly elections this weekend. In recent years,…