The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali-Pate has inaugurated the construction of 10 first-class oncology and diagnostic centres to promote equality and enhance access to quality healthcare service delivery in the country.
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The Dean, Faculty of Science, Edo State University, Uzairue, Prof. Charles Adetunji, says genome editing technology is capable of meeting society’s demand for sustainable food production.
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital Yaba, has joined the nationwide solidarity march of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) over prolonged captivity of one of its member, Dr Popoola Ganiyat.
The National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) has advised farmers to plant different varieties of crops to prevent total loss due to climate change challenges.
The Kano state government has restated commitment to curb anaemia through quality reproductive healthcare service delivery.
Farmers in Gombe State are increasingly anxious about a potential poor harvest due to unprecedentedly low rainfall this season, raising concerns about food security in the region.
An optometrist and low vision consultant, Dr. Comfort Omo-Irabor has advised Nigerians to undergo regular medical check-ups, particularly eye exams, to detect and prevent health issues before they become severe.
As Africa’s energy sector deregulates, exciting opportunities open up for financial innovation to benefit consumers. Private-sector buyers and traders can mitigate default risk and provide certified green energy at lower cost. By Ana HajdukaAfrica’s renewable energy potential is undeniable, but it remains largely untapped. The problem is that the financing landscape for renewable energy and other projects in Africa was previously reliant on state utilities as buyers.The scale of projects that could be financed in a country were then limited by the fiscal capabilities of that country and the sovereign guarantees it could provide.This traditional model of relying on countries…
Dictionary of Oxford Languages sees a dictator as “a ruler” with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.” In another breath, the same dictionary sees a dictator as “a person who behaves in an autocratic way”. An autocrat is “a ruler who has absolute power”, so argues the definition obtained online from the dictionary of Oxford languages. By Emmanuel Onwubiko “The National Assembly and the judiciary are all but captured by the executive arm of government. The only category of people that must guard against the total evolution of the president into a full-blown dictator…
This is a National Assembly that has for decades refused to tell Nigerians the true amount they receive each month as salary and allowances. There was a breach in their armour of secrecy this week when Senator Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila (NNPP, Kano), on Wednesday, confirmed that he receives about N21+1 million monthly as his perquisite for representing the people of Kano South Senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly.