NEWS Gender bills won’t be rejected in 10th Assembly, Akpabio, Abbas assures women Chinese-owned mining company exposes residents to hearing loss, respiratory illnesses Women groups demand more inclusion, gender equality in governance Plagued by Waterborne diseases, Ogun community risks epidemic outbreak Boundary: A major Lagos market where people defecate in disposable plates, canal Creating a great polio legacy in the African region COVID-19: Six weeks after surge, Omicron flattening in Africa –WHO Possible reasons Buhari doesn’t wear face mask despite his old age, COVID-19 vulnerability —Experts UK approves Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, begins rollout next week $60 experimental COVID-19 vaccine rolled out in China Profit-driven interests: How patent medicine outlets dispense unauthorised, deadly drugs Lagos announces availability of Moderna, Pfizer vaccines FG working to curb brain drain of medical doctors –Minister Nigeria’s growing problem of child abandonment Page1 Page2 Page3 Page4 Page5