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 Ivermectin still relevant in COVID-19 treatment centres –Consultant COVID-19 shows other sectors crucial to preparing for pandemics –WHO Profit-driven interests: How patent medicine outlets dispense unauthorised, deadly drugs Nigeria’s multibillion-naira COVID-19 budget and health workers’ unpaid allowances Creating a great polio legacy in the African region UK approves Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, begins rollout next week FG working to curb brain drain of medical doctors –Minister Scientists detect 32 COVID-19 mutations in 36-year-old woman living with HIV COVID-19: Six weeks after surge, Omicron flattening in Africa –WHO Page1 Page2 Page3 Page4 Page5