[ad_1] The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has donated 50,000 doses of anthrax vaccines to the Lagos State government in the fight against the disease. On Tuesday, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, the ministry embarked on a three-day sensitisation visit to the state Ministry…
[ad_1] The low vaccination coverage against diphtheria in Nigeria has increased the vulnerability of a significant number of children to the respiratory illness caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheria, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said raising an alarm over poor vaccine uptake across the country. The NPHCDA said lagging vaccination rates…
[ad_1] Ngozi Nwosu, the Nigerian actress, has taken to social media to share stunning photos of herself as she celebrates her 60th birthday. In a series of posts via Instagram on Tuesday, the actress shared pictures of herself in adorable outfits. In an accompanying caption, she wrote, “Fabulous @60 with an attitude!!🎉 God has got…
[ad_1] Two persons were on Tuesday rescued when a private aircraft on a test flight crashed in the Ikeja area of Lagos. The jet crashed along the Oba Akran avenue in Ikeja, in the afternoon. According to a statement by Adeseye Margaret, director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the incident when the jet crashed…
[ad_1] Four persons were on Tuesday from an unidentified helicopter that crashed in the Ikeja area of Lagos. The helicopter crashed along the Oba Akran road in Ikeja in the afternoon. At the time of this report, officials of the Lagos Fire and Rescue Service were currently at the scene for the rescue exercise. Gboyega…
[ad_1] Merck & Co posted better-than-expected second-quarter sales on Tuesday on strong demand for its two top-selling products, cancer immunotherapy Keytruda and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil. Shares of Merck rose about 2% at $108.45 in premarket trading after the company also raised its full-year revenue forecast. Merck said Keytruda sales for the quarter jumped…
[ad_1] More people understand the value of saving money or planning groceries than conserving water. But a new app concept from Prosper Ukachi, who hails from Abuja, Nigeria, could change our perception about looking after water. His work has since been recognised in the Xylem (www.Xylem.com) Ignite Global Student Innovation Challenge. Prosper and his team…
[ad_1] The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso has asked for Governor Seyi Makinde’s urgent intervention to halt the hospital’s decline. The association, through its president Sope Orugun, and general secretary Nnara Stanley said Mr Makinde urgently needs to address the challenges bedevilling the tertiary…
[ad_1] In everyone’s life, there may be a moment when the mood drops to zero, nothing pleases and does not cause desire, but rather irritates or, on the contrary, causes complete detachment from the world. Sometimes a person can not cope with his thoughts, and it does not matter whether he is worried about something…
[ad_1] The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) have expressed their readiness to partner to check and control the spread of Anthrax disease in the country. Their partnership followed the anxiety created over the emergence of anthrax outbreak in Nigeria, following the report…
