Kazeem Akolawole The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and the Institute for Drug Discovery, Leipzig University, have announced a partnership to expand artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms using the Rosetta Macromolecular Modelling platform to speed up development of future vaccines against novel viral threats, also known as Disease X. CEPI disclosed that it will provide up…
[ad_1] Some Japanese are paying $55 for an hour-long smile lesson after their government lifted the mandatory mask mandates in March. The development followed three years of government recommendations that people wear masks. After the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, people in the country were advised to wear masks in order to protect themselves from the respiratory…
[ad_1] Two persons have been feared dead and another critically injured as youths clashed with military officers at a checkpoint in Maraban Jema’a area of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident, which occured on Monday, also caused panic in the area with people running helter skelter. Also, the highway from Maraban…
[ad_1] It is common to see refuse dumps littered across streets and plastic-laden gutters in some states. This is not peculiar to Nigeria alone. Plastic pollution has become a global “pandemic”. According to the United Nations, every year, more than 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide; of that, less than 10 per cent…
By Gom Mirian The World Health Organisation (WHO) and European Commission (UN) have announced the launch of a landmark digital health partnership to strengthen global health security. This is the first building block of the WHO Global Digital Health Certification Network (GDHCN) that will develop a wide range of digital products to deliver better health…
[ad_1] Nigeria Health Watch is delighted to announce a project close-out event for the end of the Solutions Journalism Africa Initiative project, implemented with support for the Solutions Journalism Network. The two-day event will take place on the 8th and 9th of June 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria and will feature conversations with leaders and the…
By Hadiza Ibrahim Oil prices on Monday rose after Saudi Arabia announced that it will be cutting its oil output by one million barrels a day from July 2023. According to a report by Dpa, the price of a barrel (159 litres) of North Sea Brent for delivery in August stood at $77.03 on Monday…
[ad_1] The United Nations (UN) has appointed Akinwunmi Adesina, Mansur Muhtar and Ndidi Nwuneli, among global leaders to spearhead the fight against malnutrition. Adesina is a former minister of agriculture in Nigeria and president of the African Development Bank; Muhtar is vice president of Islamic Development Bank and Nwuneli is executive chair, Sahel Consulting Agriculture…
[ad_1] In his inaugural speech, President Bola Tinubu announced that his administration would remove the subsidy on petrol. This led to Nigerians paying more for fuel amid battle with inflation. As soon as the decision was made, fuel queues popped up across the country as most filling stations quickly saw an opportunity to profit off…
By Juliet Jacob Ochenje To mark the 2023 World Environmental Day, the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres, has called for concerted efforts towards breaking reliance on plastics. He said this will help the world to achieve zero waste and build a truly circular economy. In a statement posted on its official Twitter…
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