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Health

Afreximbank, FG kick-start $300 million African Medical Centre of Excellence in Abuja

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in collaboration with the Federal Government and other partners, on Tuesday, commenced the construction o

How to overcome childhood obesity

Musa, a 14-year-old pupil of Genesis Secondary School, Kubwa, Abuja (coined school name), is obese. According to his slim built mother, Fatima, Musa’s

Apple seeds contain cyanide-producing amygdalin, but poisoning extremely unlikely

Apples are a staple fruit in South African stores, with different locally grown varieties exported to other countries.   But a Facebook post doing the

HIV: Why anti-stigma law should be domesticated across Nigeria-Experts

Experts working in the field of HIV have called for the domestication of the anti-stigma law across all states of the country.  The anti-stigma law is

‘How engaging private sector helps in TB prevention, treatment’

Dr Taofeekat Ali is the programme manager, tuberculosis, of the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN). She also oversees the implementation of t