Science
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MESSRS Codix Pharma Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ogun State aimed at introducing biosensors and nanotechnology courses to the Department of Chemical Sciences.
8 Apr
The plan by the Federal Government to immunise teenage girls against cervical cancer with Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV) is facing daunting challenges, as there is vaccine hesitancy or outright rejection by some parents due to fears
28 Mar
Abia State government has appealed to medical doctors trained by the state-owned university, who are practicing overseas to return home and contribute to its sustained quest for medical excellence.
28 Mar
The Neo Child Initiative for Africa (TNCI) has called for the inclusion of oral healthcare education in the antenatal care programmes to help expecting mothers improve their oral health and inculcate the habit in their children after delivery.
28 Mar
In a bid to improve oral health among Nigerian children, Unilever Nigeria has launched a campaign to reach 10 million school children by 2025. The initiative, tagged "Talk to a Dentist", is being championed in collaboration with the Nigerian Dental Association (NDA).
28 Mar
Dermatologists have warned that over 150 million cases of infection caused by fungi growing drug-resistant are recorded globally every year with almost 1.7 million fatalities.
21 Mar
A new study published in The Lancet Neurology journal has revealed that more than three billion individuals globally were living with a neurological condition in 2021.
21 Mar
The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI) has commenced a phase III clinical trial to assess the efficacy of the M72/AS01E tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidates with first doses in South Africa.
21 Mar
A group of scientists have discovered that sulforaphane; a molecule from broccoli sprouts can prevent the onset of stroke and increase the medication’s success rate to 60 per cent when added to Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA) during treatment.
21 Mar
The Ogun State, Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker has commended Rotary Club of Gbagada for its immense contribution to health sector both in Ogun and Lagos States.
21 Mar
The Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) has outlined strategies to increase Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination uptake across the country. PAN President, Prof Ekanem Ekure, said major challenge to HPV vaccine ...
18 Mar
Climate talks often revolve around reducing the most dangerous greenhouse gas, CO2.
15 Mar
As the struggle for survival in the present economy continues, basic needs are now mostly unaffordable, even as the burden of basic menstrual hygiene products overwhelm many women today due to affordability concerns
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The United States on Monday announced grants of up to $6.4 billion to South Korean semiconductor giant Samsung to produce cutting-edge chips in Texas.
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A group identified as Arewa Progressive Forum (APFO) has disassociated itself from the recent views of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's approach to security in the region. The Northern Elders had claimed to have regretted its decision to vote for Tinubu in the 2023 elections, with a threat that the…
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The Police in Lagos State have confirmed the arrest of a Nigerian Army Lance Corporal attached to 159 Battalion in Yobe, for allegedly stabbing a commercial motorcyclist in the abdomen.
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Nigeria's electricity grid, operated from Osogbo in Osun State collapsed in the hour of today throwing the country into darkness amidst the increase in electricity tariff that pushed band A end-user rate to 225 kilowatt per hour (KWh). The grid went down at about 2:41 am and shut out all feeders supplying the nation's eleven…
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has concluded plans for the conduct of the 2024 Unified Matriculation Examination (UTME) scheduled to be held between Friday, 19th April 2024, and Monday, 29th April 2024, in over 700 CBT centres nationwide. The Guardian reports that 1,985, 642 candidates would sit for this year's exam. JAMB Spokesperson,…
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Azerbaijan and Armenia again crossed swords before the UN's top court on Monday, with Baku accusing Yerevan of using the high profile hearings to wage a "public media campaign" against its bitter Caucasus rival.
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Barcelona host Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday hoping their young stars can help them vanquish the ghosts of the past and return the five-time winners to the Champions League elite.
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Israel struck war-battered Gaza overnight, Hamas and witnesses said Monday, as world leaders urged de-escalation awaiting Israel's reaction to Iran's unprecedented attack that heightened fears of wider conflict.
