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 NPHCDA says 16-year-olds can now receive COVID-19 vaccine Scientists detect 32 COVID-19 mutations in 36-year-old woman living with HIV New COVID-19 strain identified in UK 403,621 new COVID-19 cases, 10,020 deaths recorded globally Ivermectin still relevant in COVID-19 treatment centres –Consultant Despite ban, female genital mutilation still thrives COVID-19 shows other sectors crucial to preparing for pandemics –WHO $60 experimental COVID-19 vaccine rolled out in China Burden of Nigeria’s population explosion Page1 Page2 Page3 Page4 Page5