R&D Health
Breastfeeding children and not men prevents cancer – Expert
A medical expert, Abigael Shona, says breastfeeding a baby and not man could prevent breast cancer in women.
Read moreNMA wants suicide decriminalised
The Deputy Chairman, Kwara NMA, Prof. Baba Issa, made the appeal at a news conference on Monday in Ilorin.
Read more’90% of Nigerians, 2.3b people globally lack access to safe, efficient electricity’
The company’s Managing Director, Anglophone West Africa, Christophe Begat, said access to reliable power in Africa remained a challenge.
Read moreTETFund to fund Centers of Excellence for innovative research in six geopolitical zones
The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, says the organization will fund Centers of Excellence for innovative research in the six geopolitical zones in the country.
Read moreJude Idada wins $100,000 NLNG Literature Prize
The announcement was made on Saturday
Read moreJigawa advises residents on safety as FG sprays quelea birds
Alhaji Hamza Mohammed, Special Assistant to Governor Mohammad Badaru on Communities Inclusiveness, told newsmen in Hadejia, that residents must avoid handling dead quelea birds.
Read moreNiMet predicts thunderstorms, rains for Friday
NiMet in its forecast outlook on Thursday predicted partly cloudy condition over the Northern states in the morning hours.
Read moreFG outlines activities to mark 2019 World Food Day
As the world prepares to mark the 2019 World Food Day, on October 16, the Federal Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has lined up activities to...
Read moreGoogle Maps opens lanes for Lagos road users
With Stuttgart in Germany nabbing first spot as the least stressed city to live and work in, Lagos came in at 148 (just two spots ahead of the most stressed...
Read moreAlleged water pollution: LASEPA seals Total filling station
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday sealed a Total Petrol Station at Akoka, pending the conclusion of investigations on alleged underground water pollution.
Read moreCall off strike, patients beg Imo resident doctors
Patients at the Imo State University Teaching Hospital have urged the Association of Resident Doctors in Imo to call off their four-week strike in the interest of public health.
Read moreNigerian start up wins GITEX start prize
GITEX is a global annual and biggest technology gathering in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, with theme: “Synergising the Mind and Technology Economy.”
Read moreIhedioha: Iwu contributed immensely to health development
Ihedioha said this on Wednesday in Owerri at the 2019 HerbFest, a symposium and exhibition event
Read moreTop celebrities gear up for Siju Iluyomade’s Arise Women ‘Walk for Life’
The Arise Walk for Life this year is poised to be an epoch-making event with numerous celebrity already signed in to partake in the health and fitness activity.
Read moreEbonyi to distribute 1.7m nets to eradicate malaria, yellow fever
The Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Daniel Umehzuruike, said this on Tuesday in Abakiliki during a lecture on the distribution process and role of the media in the...
Read moreGoogle expands Digital Skills programme for children in Nigeria, other African countries
Google is engaging local organisations via its partnership with the Cape Town Science Centre to train 200,000 students in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa within one year.
Read moreNMEP, Ebonyi distributes 1.7m free, long lasting insecticide nets
The announcement was part of the outcome of the 2019 Long Lasting Insecticidal Net Distribution campaign Media Parley held on Monday at the Ministry's headquarters, Centenary City, Abakaliki.
Read moreEcobank pledges support for fight against noncommunicable diseases
The Managing Director of Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan, said this over the weekend during the bank's cancer awareness walk in Lagos as part of the commemoration of Ecobank Day.
Read moreEbonyi domiciles AMURT, primary healthcare in Ministry of Grants and Donor Agencies
The programme, which hitherto was under the supervision of the State Ministry of Health, was on Saturday handed over to the Ministry of Grants and Donor Agencies by Governor David...
Read moreNo major epidemic outbreak at Queens College — Lagos Government
Abayomi, who disclosed this on Sunday after an on-site inspection of facilities in the school, expressed satisfaction at the general environment of the school as well as the state of...
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