[ad_1] With 90% of the local population lacking the full range of access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in Nigeria, Dettol, Harpic, and Mortein manufacturer Reckitt has launched the Fight for Access Accelerator, which offers social businesses who are tackling access to WASH with the chance to scale their solutions through knowledge transfer…
[ad_1] The agricultural and rural development secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has begun a mass vaccination of cattle to curb the spread of anthrax disease in the capital city. Ishaq Sadeeq, acting secretary of the secretariat, inaugurated the exercise on Monday in Paikon Kore Grazing Reserve, Gwagwalada area council, Abuja. Anthrax is…
[ad_1] The Philipines’ female national team, debutants at the ongoing Women’s World Cup, stunned New Zealand, the co-hosts, with a 1-0 victory in their second Group A match at the Wellington Regional Stadium on Tuesday. The Asian side scored the only goal of the match in the 24th minute through Sarina Bolden to dent New…
[ad_1] Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, has set up an ad hoc committee to investigate an alleged $9.05 billion revenue loss from gas flaring in Nigeria in the last ten years. Abbas, at the inauguration of the committee on Monday, charged members to get root the causes of gas flaring and make…
[ad_1] The only anti-tuberculosis shot we have is the century-old BCG vaccine given to infants, whose protection only lasts for 10 to 20 years. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) Phumeza Tisile, now 33, lost her hearing because of the drugs she had to take to cure her of tuberculosis (TB). But had an adult vaccine…
[ad_1] When Rosemary Nnamdi, 33, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019, she repeatedly murmured to herself that her life has finally come to an end. Rosemary, a makeup artist and resident of Tungamaje, a suburb in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, first visited a private hospital in late 2017 after experiencing some discomfort in her…
[ad_1] Xie Yonghong takes care of submerged plants at an office of the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the CAS in Changsha, central China’s Hunan Province, July 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge) Xie Yonghong is the head of the Dongting Lake Station for Wetland Ecosystem Research under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Researchers conduct studies…
[ad_1] BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) — China’s supply chains featuring resilience and integrity have attracted more foreign-invested companies to up their investment in the Chinese market amid an improved business environment. Official data showed that 24,000 new foreign firms established themselves in China in the first half of the year, marking a 35.7 percent rise…
[ad_1] Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, governor of Kwara, has approved ‘multi-billion naira’ palliatives to alleviate the effect of the petrol subsidy removal across different demographics in the state. In June, the state government announced a three-day workweek adjustment to cushion the effects of the subsidy removal and the high transportation rate. But the directive was later suspended…
[ad_1] CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Several Ohio agencies are investigating why an officer allowed his police dog to attack a truck driver who was surrendering with his hands raised, despite State Highway Patrol troopers urging the officer to hold the dog back. The lengthy pursuit on July 4 and the ensuing attack were captured on…
