[ad_1] Bayero University Kano (BUK) has said all arrangements have been made to graduate 16,581 students from the 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 academic sessions. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Sagir Abbas, disclosed this to journalists at a pre-convocation briefing held at the varsity’s senate chamber on Thursday. He said the conferment of higher degrees…
[ad_1] (Xinhua) 08:15, January 30, 2023 This aerial photo taken on Jan. 17, 2023 shows a morning view of Jingtang Port Area at Tangshan Port in Tangshan, north China’s Hebei Province. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua) BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) — In its three-year-long fight against COVID-19, China posted outstanding results in economic development and epidemic…
[ad_1] The search for an effective vaccine against Lassa fever has gained momentum in recent years. Currently, early supportive care and the anti-viral drug Ribavirin are the primary methods of patient treatment. Lassa fever has long been a public health concern in Nigeria and parts of West Africa, since the disease was first identified in…
[ad_1] Rebecca Ejifoma The Association of Private Dental Practitioners in Nigeria (APDPN) has called for deliberate synergy with public dental practitioners nationwide to further develop the practice and halt mass migration. The president of the association, Dr Afolabi Ogunderu, made this call at the 5th Annual General Meeting and Awards/Dinner Night in Lagos. “A significant…
[ad_1] We found local run clubs for coffee fiends, beer aficionados, first-timers, trail runners, and those who want to be coached by an Olympian. Call it a silver lining or a long-overdue re-evaluation of how we spend our personal time, but many of us emerged from our COVID cocoons with a few healthier habits than…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro Waiting for election results is never easy, especially with so many variables at this period, increasing the growing concerns among people. Even people who take very little interest in politics are most likely affected by the political climate as friends, families, and co-workers are discussing their thoughts and anxieties about the situation….
[ad_1] Angela Onwuzoo The leadership of the Healthcare Providers Association of Nigeria and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors have backed the call by the Nigerian Medical Association asking the National Assembly to come up with a law that will criminalise violence against healthcare workers in the country. Recall that the NMA made the call…
[ad_1] Anthony Ademiluyi Nephrologists have urged Nigerians to embrace healthy eating, noting that it remained crucial to preventing kidney failure. Nephrologists are medical experts who specialises in the care of kidneys. According to the kidney care experts, wrong lifestyle choices, especially concerning diet could lead to kidney failure. The experts noted that while most foods…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday pegged the minimum capital base for commercial banks with international authorisation at N500 billion. In a circular signed by the Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Haruna Mustafa, the apex bank gave all commercial, merchant, and non-interest banks and promoters of proposed banks 24 months, commencing…
After the first day of the well-publicised two-day protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), aimed at expressing displeasure with the federal government reform policies that have created the current economic problems for Nigerians, Labour said the protest has been suspended, because its objectives have been achieved. The 2-day nationwide protest was scheduled to enter…
