Poverty Can Alter A Child’s Brain —Study
A new research has revealed that children from low-income backgrounds, where parents have a low level of education, have weaker brain activity and are more likely to be distracted. The…
Will Continue To Help Neighbouring States – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that Nigeria will always cooperate and lend helping hand as necessary to neighbouring countries. He gave the assurance while receiving the outgoing Ambassador of Equatorial…
Ebola In DRC ‘Spreading Faster’
The Red Cross on Thursday sounded the alarm Thursday over Ebola’s increasingly rapid spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the latest outbreak of the virus has killed more…
‘Ebola’ Allegedly Beats Woman Into Coma
A traditional boxer, Abdur-Rasaq, popularly called ‘Ebola’ on Wednesday appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court I, sitting at Chediya, GRA Zaria, Kaduna State, for allegedly beating up a woman till…
What Nigeria Must Do To Achieve Universal Health Coverage – Experts
It will be almost impossible for Nigeria to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030 if the Primary Health Care (PHC) system is not improved and if health insurance remains…
Those Offering You Jobs In Middle East Are After Your Organs, IOM Warns Nigerians
The International Organisation for Migration has warned Nigerians of the booming organ harvest in parts of the Middle East, urging them to beware of fake foreign travel agencies. According to…
NCDC Confirms 16 New Cases Of Lassa Fever In Five States
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says it has confirmed 16 new cases of Lassa fever in five states in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NCDC, Dr…
Ebola Toll Tops 700 In DR Congo
Some 100 people have died in the Ebola epidemic in DR Congo over the past three weeks, taking the overall death toll in the latest outbreak past 700, according to…
Cervical Pre-Cancer Rates Down 88% In Decade Since HPV Vaccinations Began – First Findings
Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer among women in the UK under the age of 35 after breast and skin cancer. In the majority of cases, the cancer only develops if…
In World First, France Bans Breast Implants Linked To Rare Cancer
France on Thursday became the first country to ban a type of breast implant that has been linked to a rare form of cancer. The ban covers certain types of…
