Uganda: Government Bans Ministers Treatment Abroad
All patients, including Members of Parliament, who require taxpayers' money for lifesaving treatment abroad, will soon have to look elsewhere…
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Africa: PMB Restates Nigeria’s Commitment to Eradicating TB
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in New York restated Nigeria's commitment towards the eradication of tuberculosis in the near future. Addressing…
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Nigeria: For Delayed Motherhood, Freeze Your Eggs, Abayomi Tells Women
The Managing Director, Nordica Fertility Centre, Dr. Abayomi Ajayi, has advised women having delayed fertility, delayed motherhood or are still…
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Norway backs down in child protection scandal
Norway is set to review a series of controversial child protection decisions involving a prominent expert convicted of downloading hundreds…
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Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition
Limiting children's recreational screen use has been linked with improved cognition. Children aged eight to 11 who used screens for…
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Adultery no longer a criminal offence in India
India's top court has ruled adultery is no longer a criminal offence. The 158-year-old colonial-era law said any man who…
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Minimum wage: NLC commence nationwide strike today
The Nigeria Labour Congress has directed all its members and affiliate unions to commence a nationwide strike on Thursday (today).…
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What You Should Know About Cholesterol
So much has been written on cholesterol in the last several years that it is essential we attempt to explain…
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Hernia mesh complications ‘affect more than 100,000’
Up to 170,000 people who have had hernia mesh implants in England in the past six years could face complications,…
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Bill Cosby sentenced to state prison for sexual assault
A judge in Pennsylvania has jailed US comedian Bill Cosby for three to 10 years for sexual assault. Cosby, 81,…
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Ethiopia detains 1,200 after deadly Addis Ababa clashes
Ethiopia has detained 1,200 people over the deadly political violence that broke out a fortnight ago, police say. These are…
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Nigeria: Daylight Came to Mentally Challenged Children in Imo
The hopes of survival of scores of mentally challenged children and abandoned old people have been raised. What seems like…
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