Health

More reasons have emerged on why no fewer than 5,405 Nigerian-trained doctors and nurses are currently working with the British National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom (U.K.) and why many more will join the league. The figure, released by the British government, means Nigerian medics constitute 3.9 per cent of the 137,000 foreign staff of 202 nationalities working …

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Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, on Tuesday charged parents and the civil society to continue condemning Female Genital Mutilation(FGM) so that governments at all levels will put in place the statutes that will eradicate the practice in the country and Africa by 2030. She said this in Ikeja during an event to commemorate this year’s International …

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Adele Adeniji In May 2015, the then Minister of Finance, Dr Okonjo-Iweala, shocked many when she revealed that she is a cancer survivor. She made this revelation at the night of tributes in honour of the late Oronto Douglas, who fell to the bullets of cancer on April 9, 2015. In her words: “I underwent treatment for three years. I …

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The Lagos State government has moved to put measures in place that will check food and water contamination in eateries, restaurants and hotels. This is as it has charged stakeholders in the hospitality industry to embrace the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and certification for quality assurance. HACCP is a management system that gives a systematic preventive approach to …

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Global fertility groups, including the World Health Organisation experts on infertility and the United Nations General Assembly, may have concluded that wanting a baby is a human rights issue. Hence, nations must do their best to provide access to infertility treatment to any deserving individual or couple. These groups also recommend that individuals or couples desiring to have babies need …

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The Lagos DNA and Forensic Centre in the last three months has resolved 35 cases out of the over 150 requests for forensic analysis it received from within and outside Nigeria. This is as the state government said it had awarded the contract for the expansion of the operations of the Centre to include a world class Forensic Toxicology and …

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Lagos State Government has constituted a body to convert the heaps of refuse dumped on the highways, major roads and streets of the mega city to create employment and wealth in weeks to come. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, who gave this assurance over the weekend while inaugurating the new board of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), expressed optimism in …

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In the last 10 years, sperm count in Nigerian men had reduced by 37 per cent, and having a far-reaching effect on infertility and its treatment, a study has reported. In a new study, expert observed a significant drop in sperm counts from 34.6 to 21.8 × 106/ml in healthy men who sought fertility treatment at the Nordica Fertility Centre, …

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In a recent video entitled, ‘Warnings to married Christian couples from the Lord Jesus Christ,’ Pastor Olugbenga Oladejo of the Complete In Christ Church, UK, prophesied eternal punishment to men who allow their wives to mount them during sex, men who love the doggy style of sex; and worse, men who love oral sex! Oladejo prophesied: “The Lord has made …

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Labour matters command a very high priority in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, Budget and National Planning Minister, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma told a team from the International Labour Organization (ILO) which visited him in Abuja. The team, led by the Assistant Director of ILO who is also the Regional Director for Africa, Ms Cynthia Samuel-Olajuwon, was in the …

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