Doctors at New York University (NYU) Langone Health, an academic medical centre have successfully transplanted two genetically engineered pig hearts into recently deceased people, the team announced on Wednesday. The surgeries, known as xenotransplants, were performed on June 16 and July 6 at NYU Langone, the team said in a release. The hearts were procured from pigs that had 10 genetic modifications, including four porcine gene knockouts to prevent rejection and abnormal organ growth. This is as well as six human transgenes (knock-ins) to promote the expression of proteins that regulate important biologic pathways that can be disrupted by incompatibilities…
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to meet with the Prof. Nimi Briggs-led Committee on negotiation. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osekede said this in an interview on Tuesday in Abuja. The Briggs committee which was set up by the Federal Government on June 7, is renegotiate the 2009 Agreement with ASUU and submit its report to the Education Minister, Adamu Adamu in three months. Buhari had in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, saying “truly, enough is enough for keeping students at home.’’…
The Deputy Senate President and Delta state governorship candidate of Delta state, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has announced former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, as Director-General of the state party Gubernatorial Campaign Organisation. Omo-Agege in a statement by the Director, Communications and Media Strategy of the Organisation, Ima Niboro on Wednesday, said Orubebe is bringing on board a towering wealth of experience, and shall oversee all ramifications of the campaign for the mandate of Deltans in the 2023 governorship elections. “Orubebe shall, side by side with me, lead critical engagements and drive consultations, and by his renowned robustness,…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) have announced that their 2022 Annual Meetings will take place from Oct. 10 to 16. This is contained in a statement by the World Bank website in Abuja on Wednesday. The statement said that the meetings, which would be held in person, would take place at the IMF and WBG headquarters in Washington DC. It said registration would be available for all categories of participants, which included delegates, observers, guests, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the Press. “Registration for CSOs will open on Aug. 8 and registration for all…
Nigerian organisations have been warned of emerging cyber-security threats that may affect their organisational existence unless they are tackled with strategic data-driven solutions. In a statement on TEXEM’s website, its Director (Special Projects), Caroline Lucas on Wednesday, said the firm urged the organisations to avail themselves of its programme for effective and efficient solutions. The programme comes up at The Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos on July 20 and July 21. The statement identified 17 challenges facing Nigerian organisations while assuring that the U.K. firm would make its expertise available in tackling these challenges. It stressed that challenges organisations in Nigeria…
The Albidayatu Jameelah International School, Kaduna has introduced multimedia and drama to simplify the teaching of history, thereby, making it an interesting subject for the students. One of the history teachers in the school, Mr Fred Daniels, said this in an interview in Kaduna on Wednesday. Daniels, who recalled struggling with the subject in secondary school, said he never knew that history was very interesting until his undergraduate days in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he studied History. “I remember asking my students the name of the person that took over from the Military Head of State, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo…
Rotimi Amaechi’s ally, Mr Tonye Princewill has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the party’s choice of Kashim Shettima as the presidential running mate of Bola Tinubu, which decision has produced a Muslim-Muslim ticket. Princewill, in a letter addressed to the Chairman, Ward 3 (Royal Ward), Buguma City in Asari Toru local government area of Rivers state on Tuesday, said he could not defend the decision of the party to fly a Muslim-Muslim ticket. According to him, the development sets very wrong precedent and is totally insensitive. “I can’t argue for equity in my state and defend inequity in…
Ukraine becomes an associate member of the Multilateral Interoperability Programme (MIP) which implements technological cooperation between the armies of NATO member states. The corresponding decision was made by voting at the annual meeting of the MIP Steering Group, Ukrinform reports with reference to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. From now on, Ukraine as the MIP associate member has the right to jointly develop and amend key NATO standards related to the interaction of combat control systems and related standards, the statement reads. “Ukraine has a powerful IT potential and is a worthy NATO ally. We will certainly contribute our…
The World Bank has revealed that Nigeria has failed to meet full disclosure rating conditions on debt reporting, monitored by it over the past three years. The World Bank, which has been monitoring how transparent Nigeria is in its debt reporting practices, found that the country did not meet “full disclosure” policy it set for International Development Association (IDA) countries. “Global studies indicate that debt transparency directly contributes to higher credit ratings, lower borrowing costs, and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. Hence, the debt management office took the strategic stance to focus on debt transparency efforts and took several actions…
The Sokoto state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has announced Idris Muhammad Gobir as deputy governorship candidate for the 2023 general elections. The chairman of the party, Isah Achida made the announcement while addressing newsmen at the party secretariat on Tuesday. Gobir will serve as the running mate of Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto who is the governorship flag-bearer of the party. “You are no doubt aware that, through one of the most transparent primary congresses ever conducted in this country, the Sokoto State APC, on the 28th of May 2022, elected His Excellency Alhaji Ahmad Aliyu FCNA as the…