[ad_1] United States senators visiting South Africa to assess the impact of a major American-funded HIV/AIDS scheme on Thursday vowed to renew the programme despite Pretoria’s close ties with Russia. South Africa has forged ahead with highly controversial naval exercises jointly staged with Russia and China and coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the Kremlin’s…
[ad_1] From pandas to sea lions to tigers, hundreds of wildlife species across the globe are contaminated by potentially harmful “forever chemicals”, according to a review of hundreds of peer-reviewed studies. Over 300 wildlife species showed traces of the nearly indestructible synthetic chemicals, according to a report from the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) PFAS Project…
[ad_1] Sodiq Ojuroungbe Medical experts have urged Nigerians to embrace regular visits to the hospital for health checks, noting that it can help in early diagnosis and treatment of silent killer diseases. The experts made the call during a medical outreach organised by Gbagada General Hospital. According to the Managing Director of the hospital, Dr….
[ad_1] Angela Onwuzoo A professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Solomon Avidime, says women experiencing irregular ovulation should go to the hospital for proper evaluation by maternal health experts. According to Prof. Avidime, irregular ovulation could lead to infertility if not properly treated. The gynaecologist disclosed this in an interview with PUNCH…
[ad_1] The Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital in the Kaduna State University, Kaduna, has commended the UN Children’s Fund for its support to strengthen the oxygen ecosystem for newborn care in the hospital. The Head of Paediatric Department in the hospital, Dr. Audu Lamidi, gave the commendation on Thursday when UNICEF officials visited the Special Care…
[ad_1] Eight scientists from Kaduna State University and one from Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, are among the researchers in the various Nigerian universities that benefitted from the over N4.7bn in grants through the TETFund National Research Fund (NRF) for a-24 month project titled “The Potential Use of Clausenidin Crystals from Clausena Excavata Burm for the…
[ad_1] Ted Odogwu The Nigerian Association of Patent Proprietary Medicine Dealers, Kano State chapter, on Thursday confirmed that it was challenging the forceful relocation of its members to Kano Economic City, also known as Coordinated Wholesale Centre. The association disclosed this through its legal counsel, Abdulazeez Adam Muhammad, shortly after the swearing-in ceremony of the…
By Gom Mirian The Nigerian military in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS) have expressed their readiness to synegise towards the success of the February 25 general elections in the country. They disclosed this at a joint national security briefing held in Abuja towards the forthcoming general…
By Gom Mirian No fewer than 1,440 cases of human trafficking were reported in 2022 with 80 conviction secured,according to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in person (NAPTIP). Director-General of NAPTIP, Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, disclosed this on Thursday at a joint conference with the Office of the High Commission of Canada…
By Juliet Jacob A new mosquito species capable of transmitting malaria, first discovered in the Eastern African country of Djibouti in 2012, has been detected in Kenya, researchers in the East African country have confirmed. The new carrier mosquito, named the Anopheles stephensi, can live in different climates while transmitting plasmodium vivax, the parasite that…
