Common Facts About Herbal Teas

by Tolulope Obasuyi

What is tea? Most Nigerians have the misconception of referring to chocolate drinks as tea. It might amuse most people to know that tea is actually a drink made from herbs with the most common from the leaves of a plant called Camellia sinensis also known as tea plant. Teas are also made from other plants and fruits, and are collectively referred to as herbal tea.

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Nosocomial Diseases: Tackling Hospital-Acquired Infections in Nigeria

By Tayo Fasuan

Before the advent of COVID-19 in the country, I was very scared of going to hospitals regularly, and it was not because of the unsmiling, syringe-and-needle-wielding nurses or the condescending nature of the doctors. No, I was scared because of the possibility of acquiring and contracting other diseases other than the one that brought me there. When COVID-19 arrived at the shores of the country, I literally abandoned hospitals for as long as I could.

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