[ad_1] A new dengue treatment that could become the first to prevent and treat the virus has proven effective in initial trials in monkeys, according to new research. Dengue is transmitted by mosquitoes and affects tens of millions each year, producing brutal symptoms that have earned it the moniker “breakbone fever”. It is endemic in…
[ad_1] Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested two of the supporters of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) for allegedly inciting violence in Kano State. The secret police has also deployed its crack detectives to other states of the federation to “track down any politician with the mindset of inciting violence ahead…
By Hassan John The federal government has been advised to prioritize the elimination of transmission of HIV from Mother-To-Child. Professor Edamisan Olusoji Temiye made the call while presenting a paper in Lagos. He also called for the escalation of public education about HIV transmission, prevention, and treatment. According to him, this will reduce to…
By Gom Mirian The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested one Sharu Abubakar Tabula and Isma’il Iliyasu Mangu for their alleged involvement in inciting violence in parts of Kano State, according to security agency. The secret service spokesperson, Dr. Peter Afunanya, disclosed the development in Abuja on Thursday. According to Dr. Afunanya,…
By Gom Mirian The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has assured candidates seeking to participate in its ongoing recruitment exercise that concerted efforts are being made to resolve challenges they are facing on the application portal to make the process seamless any moment from now. The Director, Media and Advocacy of…
Nigeria’s first in Africa, sixth in the world, accounts for 4.6% of global TB burden By Hassan John Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Partnership Nigeria has disclosed that TB is often more severe in children less than 15 years old and with higher mortality among children less than 5 years. The group disclosed…
[ad_1] President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday felicitated with Ambassador Zakary Ibrahim, his schoolmate at Katsina Government College and former Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, on his 80th birthday. Buhari in a statement by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, lauded Ibrahim’s enduring and dedicated service to his community and Nigeria as Talban Katsina, former Deputy National Security Adviser…
THE World Health Organization (WHO) has included Nigeria and 54 other countries on its Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List 2023. The global health body stated that the countries face the most pressing health workforce challenges related to universal health coverage. “In particular, these countries have: 1) a density of doctors, nurses and midwives below…
Gom Mirian Nigeria and Israel have commenced collaborative moves to deepen partnerships in innovation, entrepreneurship, and production to harness Nigeria’s huge potential for its technological development. The Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Mr. Michael Freeman, disclosed this on Tuesday while on a working visit to the Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust…
As FEC approves N2.8bn for census software procurement The 2023 population and housing census earlier scheduled for March 29 has been shifted to May 2023. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made the disclosure at the end of the Federal Executive Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Wednesday….
