I think one of the laws of mathematics that stuck to me all through my years of struggling with the subject must have been the fact that two parallel lines are never to meet. In fact, the case is that parallel lines are always drawn according to the law and not vice versa. In other…
DetailsIt probably started as a rash breakout on a little boy or girl. The mother probably visited the local pharmacy or herbalist and got some ointment to rub all over the child’s body. Anyway, it has now claimed the lives of 100 children in the Wusar community of Igani local government located in Kaduna state.…
DetailsNo other human organ is more aptly described by the words above other than the human appendix, a finger-shaped pouch that projects from your colon on the lower right side of your abdomen. Okay, so your appendix literally has been definitely found to perform a single function, and that is doing nothing. However, the appendix…
DetailsOne day after age 40, a man might wake up in the morning and rush to the toilet in a bid to relieve himself of the pressure built up in his bladder over the course of the night. Standing over the toilet, he might have to strain more than usual to pass out urine, which…
DetailsBy 2030 we should achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations- Target two of the sustainable development goal number 6 on sanitation, stated in the year 2015. Four years on, we’re no…
Details“116 million out of approximately 200 million Nigerian citizens do not have access to decent toilet facilities. This has led to 38.8 million Nigerians engaging in open defecation”- Evelyn Mere, Acting Country Director, Nigeria on July 18, 2019. It doesn’t just end there. She also said the crisis in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)…
Details“Health is a human right. No one should get sick and die just because they are poor or because they cannot access the health services they need.”- Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General World Health Organization (WHO). Nigeria’s first major step towards achieving financial risk protection in Universal Health Coverage was the establishment of the National…
DetailsSkin whitening, also known as skin lightening and skin bleaching refers to the use of chemical substances in an attempt to lighten the skin or provide an even skin color by reducing the melanin concentration in the skin. This is achieved by the use of soaps, herbs and creams containing the whitening substances. Nigeria happens…
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