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] 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…
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…
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] 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…
[ad_1] Five people were feared dead in a multiple accident that occurred on Sunday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The accident occurred around 5:00 pm along the Federal Secretariat before Shoprite, Fate Road. It involved a black Hyundai Sonata saloon with registration number LSD269HZ and a commercial Bajaj motorcycle bearing LSD269HZ. It was gathered…
[ad_1] Victims of police and other armed security agencies brutality in Bayelsa State have appealed to Governor Douye Diri to compensate them according to the EndSARS panel report. The group under the auspices of Victims of Security Agencies Brutality, which drew its membership across the eight local government areas said the plea for compensation was…
[ad_1] The Director General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Prof Mohammed Sambo, says the new NHIA Act has expanded coverage for cancer management. He said with the new act and partnership with Roche and other pharmaceutical companies, 80 per cent of the cost of cancer treatment had been taken away from patients. He…
[ad_1] Serah Kwapo has had a nightmare for the 30 years she has been growing potatoes—that an infestation of late blight disease could wipe out her entire crop and livelihood. Not anymore. A crop of potatoes bioengineered to resist late blight makes her harvest. And she’s getting hope: the sleepless nights that have made growing…
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