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Ndubuisi Francis and Udora Orizu in Abuja As the African Development Bank (AfDB) officially opens its first regional office in Abuja Thursday, the pan-African financial institution says it is set to embark on priority projects in Nigeria, some of which it plans to deliver this year. Some of the...

Dr Jen Gunter, a prominent Canadian gynecologist, has hit out at men who complain about the natural smell of their partner's genitals which she describes as a 'form of abuse'. Writing in her latest blog newsletter, the Canadian gynecologist revealed she once dumped a boyfriend for complaining...

Lack of drugs and equipment at the State House Medical Centre continues to keep patients at groaning state. The clinic is meant to serve Nigeria’s president, vice president and their families as well as employees of the Presidency and other privileged individuals. According to Daily Trust...

The Federal Government has announced the outbreak of a new a strain of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in parts of the country. Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole said that the new strain, which is not common in Nigeria, was imported from Niger Republic. He said all the states in...

A bleeding vagina is often a signal of a biological process taking place within the female body; it could be a normal biological process or an abnormally. When your vagina bleeds, your body is simply trying to pass you a message. Normal vaginal bleeding, also known as menorrhea, is the...

Gaëtan Dugas, a French-Canadian flight attendant who was blamed for bringing HIV to the United States has been exonerated. CNN reports that a new research conducted by an international team of scientists, proved that the flight attendant dubbed "patient zero," did not spread HIV, the virus...

Nigeria's Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo said, yesterday, that the country is bound to have health crises with the current number of extremely poor Nigerians. The vice president, however, said that there were specific provisions in the 2016 Appropriation Bill to tackle poverty, DailyTrust...

Appendicitis refers to the inflammation of the vermiform appendix, a vestigial or remnant structure located within the abdomen. Arguably, acute appendicitis remains a leading surgical emergency all over the world, often characterized by excruciating acute abdominal pain that throws the patient...