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Wellness: 7 Steps To Getting Rid Of Excess Body Fat

  Excess body fat predisposes you to a host of ailments—high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. That’s beside the physical discomfort and poor self-image that often comes with being overweight. There’s even research linking an overabundance of body

Social Media Influencer Of The Week: Chioma Nwakanma-Akanno (Dr. Zobo)

  Chioma Nwakanma-Akanno is a medical doctor, public health advocate, and campaigner for women’s reproductive health. On social media, she’s known as Dr Zobo; there she shares content and engages the public on pressing healthcare issues. Read more about Social

Tips For Healthy Eating

  At a glance, the healthy eating concept seems like an easy one to grasp but the reality is that it means different things to different people. For some, it means skipping meals. For others, it means eating only foods

5 Instrumental Nigerian Women In The Fight Against COVID-19

  More than 12 000 doctors, pharmacists, medical students and other health workers have offered their expertise and extra time to help curb the spread of the virus in Africa’s most populous country. Nigeria detected COVID-19 in late February 2020,

Wellness: 7 Ways To Keep Your Lungs Healthy

  Our lungs are an essential part of our bodies. Through them, we receive oxygen that goes into our bloodstreams and cells. This oxygen drives the release of energy from the food we eat—energy that our organs require to function

8 Ways To Improve The Quality Of Your Sleep

  It’s hard to overstate the importance of getting good sleep. When you have enough of it at night, you wake up feeling refreshed and reenergized. But if you’re deprived of sleep, you become tired, stressed, disoriented, and unable to

Yusuf Bilesanmi Emerges African Prize For Engineering Top Contender

  Nigerian engineer, Yusuf Bilesanmi, who alongside his engineering team at the University of Loughborough created a low-cost ventilator for coronavirus patients, have emerged as one of the top contenders for this year’s (2021) Africa Prize for Engineering Innovations which

Everyday Heroes: Samira Haruna Sanusi

After 6 years in a wheelchair, 28 surgeries, chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, Samira became cured of Sickle cell anaemia. All thanks to her brother, Mustapha, who donated his bone marrow to her. Samira Haruna Sanusi, who was born

Wellness: 5 Ways To Improve Your Eyesight

  Your eyes are your body’s most developed sensory organ. They’re also one of the most important body parts. With them, you are able to experience the world as forms and colours. If they aren’t in good shape, your perception

Nature’s Pharmacy: 5 Health Benefits Of Spinach

Hello dear readers, how are you doing today? I hope you are doing just great. I hope all has been well with you. If not, keep pushing, you are much closer to your success than you think. Read more about

5 Public Laboratories In Lagos State For COVID Testing

  With Nigeria now in the second wave of coronavirus infections, it is imperative for Nigerians to stay health-conscious and comply with preventive measures recommended by the WHO. It is also important to undergo COVID-19 once you feel the symptoms

Lagos State Governor Bans Gatherings Of More Than 50 People In The State

In a bid to improve measures aimed at curbing the second wave of COVID-19 in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu during an official press briefing on Sunday, January 31, 2021, announced that indoor gatherings of more than 50 persons in

DIY For A Stuffy Nose

A good few of us tend to have our daily lives interrupted by not-so-serious but pesky allergies like a stuffy nose at a very bad time. It could be triggered by anything and if poorly managed could embarrass you greatly.

President Buhari Signs Law Sentencing COVID-19 Protocols Defaulters To Six Months Jail Term

  As government heightens measures aimed at fighting the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Muhammadu on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, signed a new law prescribing a jail term of six months for people found guilty of flouting COVID-19

5 Accredited Private Laboratories For COVID-19 Testing In Lagos

  Are you in search of first-rate accredited centres for COVID-19 testing in Lagos? We’ve done the job for you by compiling a list of centres accredited by the NCDC for COVID-19 testing in Lagos. Whether you’re planning to travel

Government Will Shutdown NYSC Orientation Camps That Fail To Comply With COVID-19 Protocols

  The Nigerian government is leaving no stone unturned in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic which is in its second and deadlier phase. Following the increase in the number of positive cases, the government in a bid to ensure that

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