The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, disclosed this in an interview on the News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Abuja
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The marathoner, who ended his solo marathon at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota, a suburb of Lagos, told newsmen that his efforts were bound to yield dividends to combat the SJS
As a major stakeholder in ensuring that Nigerians have expeditious access to high quality healthcare, the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has this year decided to adopt a broad based, robust and comprehensive approach for its Biennial Forum
An entomologist from the same University, Dr. Olajumoke Alabi, said farmers should use insecticide in a systemic way, if they should use it at all
Dr. Oladoyin Odubanjo, the Executive Secretary of NAS, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos
The students are studying medicine under a scholarships programme introduced by Governor Kashim Shettima
The Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole, represented by the Director of Family Health, Dr. Wapada Balami, made the call while meeting with a delegation from Champion for AID-Free Generation in Africa, led by the Chairman, Festus Mogae, former President of Botwana
The Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, according to the statement, however, urged Lagosians to still observe the exercise by cleaning their homes and clearing the drains in their neighbourhoods
The New Zealand leader of an international study on Thursday in Wellington found the first scientific evidence that rapid eye movements slow down when the body is fatigued
He added that the mobile court was necessary in order to check indiscriminate abuse of the state’s environment laws, noting that the state government would work with the State House of Assembly with a view to reviewing the existing laws to make them more effective and result-oriented
He said the condition affect mostly diabetic patients due to the lack of sugar in their system as they tried to avoid the consumption of sweet foods because they have high sugar level
Charles Oruru, Ese’s father, told NAN in a telephone interview that his granddaughter and daughter were in good health
Adewole, who spoke at a side event organized by Merck Pharmaceutical Company at the ongoing 69th World Health Assembly, lamented that medical tourism has been a drain on the country’s resources and the Federal Ministry of Health was making efforts to reverse the trend
The minister made the changes after meeting with the FCT Permanent Secretary, Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye, and the former management team of the AEPB on Thursday in Abuja
“There are strong indications that we have found his grave,” Kostas Sismanides was quoted as saying by a state-run television station
“The affected staff must refund the N10.1 million to the government and choose to either work with the government or with the development partners,” he said
The rainy season, a period which is marked by increased rainfall, thunderstorms, high winds and floods, often witnesses an escalation of accidents in the electricity sector. Unfortunately many of these accidents become fatal where residents ignore warnings and electric safety guidelines, Ikea Electric said in a statement on Wednesday
The entries were handed over to the panel of judges by the Chairman of the Advisory Board for the prize, Prof. Alfred Susu, a past winner of The Nigeria Prize for Science in Lagos on Wednesday
The ceremony, which took place in Abakaliki, had in attendance, the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Benard Odoh, who signed on behalf of the state, the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Chief Augustine Nwankwegu, and the Managing Director of Union Dicon Salt, Chuka Mordi, who signed for his company
He said 4,024 of the cancer patients recorded by the hospital were women, adding that cancer was more prevalent among women of reproductive age of between 30 and 60