The Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete says it is partnering with two Chinese companies to open a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion site in the state.
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The Federal Government has partnered with the Health Sector Reform Coalition Nigeria (HSRC), a network of civil society organisations (CSOs), to help implement the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Programme (NHSRIP).
This week, I saw a remarkable film – “Coconut Head Generation”, which tells the story of the thinking students of the University of Ibadan (UI). The storyline is simple: every Thursday, this group of students from Nigeria’s oldest university, organize a film club, transforming a small lecture hall into a debating society seeking pathways to better understand their conditions of life and bigger questions affecting Nigeria, Africa and the world as they tour the universe using films as a medium of instruction. Themes explored include patriarchy, feminism, ethnicity, racism, authoritarianism police brutality, and above all, the luxury enjoyed by my…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says Nigeria has yet to announce a date for the Mpox vaccinations rollout, even as cases keep surging across Africa.
The Head of the Stroke Unit of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Prof. Kolawole Wahab, has warned that the high burden of stroke in Nigeria was taking an epidemic proportion.
ASHENEWS reports that the African health ministers and delegates have adopted the Harare Declaration, in a bid to addresss the impact of climate change on the health sector.
ASHENEWS reports that the federal government is set to release the first-ever state of health report of the country, a detailed report of the country’s health sector.
ASHENEWS reports that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has shut down a warehouse in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for harbouring tons of expired and unregistered food products.
A new study by Ifeoma Ulasi, a Professor of Medicine and Nephrology, at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu State shows that one-third of Nigerians and Ghanaians suffer from Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) due to a gene variant.
Sudan’s maternal mortality rate (MMR) has risen to 295 per 100,000 births, and the child mortality rate to 51 per 1,000 live births amid ongoing armed conflict.