Science
9 May
An international hospital, StarCare has unveiled a cosmetic gynecology clinic that would provide specialised healthcare solutions, including laser surgery, bariatric surgery and aesthetic surgery to reduce foreign medical tourism, as well as boost healthcare in the country.
9 May
The Federal Government has called for the utilisation of newer evidence-based tools, quality data systems, and new approaches to eliminate malaria in the country.
2 May
Scientists have observed an orangutan applying medicinal herbs to a face wound in an apparently successful attempt to heal an injury, the first time such behaviour has been recorded.
2 May
New evidence from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has shown that extensive overuse of antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has exacerbated the ‘silent’ spread of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).
11 Apr
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.
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The mysterious death of a middle-age woman, Mrs Ada-Ocha Idowu Onwuka, and her son in Umuagwu quarters, Asaba, Delta State, has thrown the family into mourning.
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Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, yesterday, received in his office Master Israel Echezona, a 17-year-old indigene of the state, who emerged the overall best candidate at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology
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Nigerian chapter of International Coaching Federation (ICF) has begun the celebration of 2024 edition of its yearly International Coaching Week (ICW). It commenced yesterday and will last till May 15, with the theme: “Innovate, Elevate, Celebrate.”
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President Bola Tinubu has pledged the commitment of his administration to end gender-based violence and ensure increasing learning opportunities for girls in safe and conducive environments.
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Leaders are largely supposed to inspire action by their very example of enthusiasm. Emotional and mental challenges makes people more depressed and heavy-hearted. This inward disposition usually manifests outwardly; a leader who used to be the brightest
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Heirs Energies CEO, Osayande Igiehon, and Transcorp Group’s President/Group CEO, and Dr Owen Omogiafo, will join global business leaders at the 17th German-African Energy Forum in Hamburg, Germany, this week.
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A 17-year-old boy, Sunday Adegbulu, who allegedly specialised in vandalising and stealing electric installations, has escaped electrocution in Akure, the Ondo State capital, while attempting to steal an armoured cable from a transformer.
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Lagos State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has congratulated Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa on his affirmation by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) as authentic President of the state’s chapter.
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Sir Michael Agbolade Otedola commended my bearing and youthful savvy. He told me that he believed that I had the capacity and the ability to mobilise support for him in no small way. My first assignment he placed me in the fundraising dinner committee
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Advertisers and other stakeholders in the marketing industry have lamented regulations in Nigeria threatening the survival of their businesses. They, therefore, urged the Federal Government and its agencies involved in advertising regulations to engage the Advertisers