[ad_1] I replanted some of my containers last week, swapping out dead pansies for petunias, which will better withstand the heat as summer progresses. As I removed the spent plants from their pots, a swarm of ants immediately covered my bare arms. That wasn’t the first time I’d disturbed an ants’ nest in my garden….
[ad_1] The United States issued Nigeria and Ghana their highest-ever student visa in history in 2022, a recent report has revealed. ApplyBoard, the Canadian educational company, said more African students were awarded F1 visas in 2022 than ever before, citing data from the US Department of State. F1 visa is usually issued to those pursuing…
[ad_1] By LEON LIDIGU The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that if a person has a suppressed viral load viral of less than or equal to 1,000 copies per millilitre, the risk of transmitting HIV is almost zero. The global health agency said that people living with HIV who achieve an undetectable viral load…
[ad_1] The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 91 million Africans live with hepatitis, with around 125,000 hepatitis-related deaths occurring in Africa. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, said this on Friday in her message to commemorate 2023 World Hepatitis Day with the theme, “One Life, One Liver”. Ms Moeti said the…
[ad_1] On Friday, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, sent the list of members of his cabinet to the state house of assembly. Gboyega Akosile, chief press secretary (CPS) to the governor, said the list consists of 39 names with 30% women, youths, technocrats and politicians. While some of the immediate past cabinet members such as…
[ad_1] Addiction Recovery Care echoed the call of Dr. Rahul Gupta, President Joe Biden’s drug czar, made during a House oversight meeting on Thursday. Dr. Gupta emphasized the need to address both mental illness and drug addiction simultaneously in order to reduce fentanyl deaths. According to a press release, ARC agrees with Gupta’s testimony that…
[ad_1] By Okechukwu Ukpabi July 28, 2023, marked 60 days of the Abia Renaissance under the leadership of the Chief Servant, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti. It has been two months of setting the Abia Ship on the right course after the recent history of near-ship wreck and crass pillaging. The narrative thus far rightly approximates…
[ad_1] A Lagos high court at Tafawa Balewa Square has refused to grant bail to Frederick Nwajagu, the Eze of Ajao estate in the state. Nwajagu is standing trial on a nine-count charge bordering on an attempt to commit terrorism, financing terrorism, participating in terrorism and meeting to support a proscribed entity. Nwajagu was arrested…
[ad_1] The Lagos State Government, through its Ministry of Agriculture, has begun free vaccination of domesticated animals to forestall the prevalence of Anthrax disease in the state. On Friday, Olatokunbo Emokpae, permanent secretary of the Lagos Ministry of Agriculture, said the ministry had also enhanced the state’s surveillance of abattoirs and slaughter slabs. Anthrax, an…
[ad_1] Biogen agreed to buy rare disease drugmaker Reata Pharmaceuticals for nearly $6.5bn (R114.6bn), the first large acquisition under new CEO Christopher Viehbacher as he seeks to return the drugmaker to growth. Viehbacher was hired in November to put Biogen back on a growth path after a series of missteps around the controversial Alzheimer’s drug…
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