Nigeria has joined a new 6.4 million dollar international research consortium aimed at accelerating the development of a vaccine against […]
Category: Health
AI designs antibiotics for gonorrhoea and MRSA superbugs
Artificial intelligence has invented two new potential antibiotics that could kill drug-resistant gonorrhoea and MRSA, researchers have disclosed. The drugs […]
NAFDAC seizes 10,000 cartons of fake goods
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says over 10,000 cartons of unregistered tomato paste and […]
Gavi pledges $3m to boost immunisation in Kaduna
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has announced a three million dollars investment over the next two years to strengthen routine immunisation […]
West Africa continues study on Lassa Fever, Malaria coinfection
The ENABLE 1.5 Lassa Research Programme has continued in West Africa to address gaps in knowledge on Lassa fever, its […]
Patent US11586999: A Case Study in Geolocation Technology, By Ebube George
Background Context Patent infringement cases in the technology sector can result in substantial financial settlements. A notable example is the […]
Kogi govt approves paid parental leave policy
The Kogi government has approved six-month paid maternity leave for mothers and 14-day paid paternity leave for fathers in the […]
Governor Zulum donates N1bn to UMTH for kidney transplants
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has announced a N1 billion financial support package to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital […]
Cross River explores local ARV production to serve 30,000 HIV/AIDS patients
Cross River State government is exploring cost-effective local manufacturing options for production of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for the more than […]
Over 40,000 children affected by malaria in Kogi
The Malaria Consortium has reported that 40,678 confirmed malaria cases were recorded among children under the age of five in […]