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 Nigeria’s growing problem of child abandonment 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 Women groups demand more inclusion, gender equality in governance 403,621 new COVID-19 cases, 10,020 deaths recorded globally Gender bills won’t be rejected in 10th Assembly, Akpabio, Abbas assures women Study links COVID-19 vaccination to increase in menstrual cycle length Creating a great polio legacy in the African region COVID-19 shows other sectors crucial to preparing for pandemics –WHO Page1 Page2 Page3 Page4 Page5