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ShareWomen and girls in Nigeria have been advised to adopt the use of menstrual cups instead of the regular tampons and pads in tackling their menstrual periods. This was the main thrust at a campus ‘Zero Waste Periods’ symposium organised for students at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Abuja,Continue Reading

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Share For millions of Nigerian girls, menstruation remains more than a monthly biological reality; it is a silent struggle shaped by poverty, stigma and poor access to basic sanitation facilities. From rural communities where girls improvise with old rags and foam, to schools lacking functional toilets and water supply, theContinue Reading

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ShareNNPC Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of NNPC Ltd., has commissioned and handed over a fully installed 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) System to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State. The intervention, which is in furtherance of NNPC Ltd’s commitment to improving healthcareContinue Reading

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ShareAfrica’s top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri province. Around 246 cases and 65 deaths have been reported, mainly in the gold-mining towns of Mongwalu and Rwampara, said the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Its statement onContinue Reading