The United Kingdom has contributed about one billion pounds to the global fund against malaria and other diseases in Nigeria for the period of 2024 to 2026. The Health Adviser, British High Commission (BHC), Dr Ebere Anyachukwu, said this in an interview on Thursday in Abuja, commemorating World Malaria Day. Anyachukwu said that the government of the UK contributed the money to a global fund that mobilised resources for countries to fight diseases. According to him, the one billion pounds is added to the funds from other donors, managed by global funds to tackle malaria and other diseases in Nigeria. He added that…
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The Aviation Safety Roundtable Initiative (ART) has kicked against the suspension of Dana Airlines operations and cautioned the ministry against interference with the autonomy of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
“Government should provide farm inputs, especially fertilizers, sprays and other inputs because farmers across the country are desirous of acquiring them before the raining season emerges.
The Executive Director, Nigerian Stored Produced and Research Institute (NSPRI) Prof. Lateef Sanni has described the nation’s yam value chain as a gold mine waiting to be harnessed.
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court on Thursday, adjourned until June 24 for the continuation of hearing the trial of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele at the instance of the prosecution.
A retired Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Desmond Agu, has cautioned against the merger of the corps with the police.
Chinese scientists said they have reconstructed a 3D model of a human embryo within two to three weeks after fertilisation, which opens a new door into very early human embryonic development. Out of ethical concerns, in-vitro culture of human embryos is limited to 14 days, and therefore, the human embryo growth between 14 and 21 days after fertilization is usually considered a “black box.” ALSO READ Nigeria, Japan sign MoU to boost rice seeds production The researchers from the Institute of Zoology, at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and China Agricultural University conducted high-resolution profiling on 38,562 gene spots of…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) FCT Command, on Thursday, said 119 inmates escaped from the Suleja Custodial Centre, in Niger State.
The Philippines is experiencing measles outbreaks in the southern region, Whooping cough outbreaks in parts of Luzon and Visayas in the central region. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that nearly 70 percent of the country’s provinces and cities are at high risk of polio. “All three are highly infectious diseases for children,” the U.N. agency said in a recent press release on Thursday. The agency said the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao had already reported more than 500 measles cases before April 1, when a campaign named Measles Outbreak Response Immunisation started in response to the outbreak…
The Naira on Wednesday further depreciated at the official market, trading at N1,308.52 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), revealed that the Naira lost N8.37. This represents a 0.64 percent loss when compared to the previous trading date on Tuesday, April 23, when it exchanged at N1,300.15 to a dollar. However, the total daily turnover further increased to 197.54 million dollars on Wednesday, up from 133.65 million dollars recorded on Tuesday. Meanwhile, at the Investor’s and Exporter’s (I&E) window, the Naira traded…