By Maggie Fick Africa will start talks with the World Health Organization about getting the first approved malaria vaccine to the continent as soon as possible, the African Union’s top health official said on Thursday, amid calls for funding for drugs beyond COVID-19.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended the effort of the African Scientists in development Malaria Vaccine to curb malaria diseases that have taken many lives in Africa. The apex World Health Body described malaria vaccine developed in Africa and by African scientists,
Mr Nwonuma Obiora of the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Ilorin, says Soursop leaf contains some curative anti-malaria substances that can be used to treat ailment. Obiora, who stated this while defending his PhD thesis on Tuesday in Ilorin,
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of technical board of directors for the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) institutes. The appointment is for the deployment and application of appropriate science and engineering technology for solutions to the socio-economic problems
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned the Director-General of Project Development Institute (PRODA) Enugu, Engr. Dr. Charles Agulanna for alleged N23.5million fraud Agulanna was arraigned before the Federal High Court Enugu for allegedly committing procurement fraud. A
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported Friday evening just before 8 p.m. in Carson, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake produced shaking that is considered moderate on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale across wide swaths of Carson, Torrance, Wilmington, Gardena and
The immediate past Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, reportedly collapsed and was Hospitalised on hearing about his sack in Abuja by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mamman served as power minister since 2019 until he was fired, Wednesday. This followed President Buhari’s minor reshuffle of
The United States Food and Drug Administration has finally approved Pfizer vaccine as the first Covid-19 preventive vaccine. Though this development has been regularly mentioned in the news, but has been finally been approved for administration, Monday, August 23, 2021. This has nonetheless
This is the first tranche of the 1,299,760 expected from the UK Government through the COVAX facility. Nigeria on Tuesday flagged off the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination with 4 million doses of Moderna vaccine received from the US Government. Speaking during the
The Federal Government after long period of playing hide-and-sick has disclosed that ban on operations of micro blogging platform, Twitter, will be lifted “in a matter of days”. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the disclosure after the week’s virtual
Imagine dozing off under the shade of a tree after a taxing day out in
London’s Metropolitan Police has revealed the identity of the teenage boy killed in Tuesday’s horrific
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, says the welfare of Abia workers will continue
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, assured that his administration would set up a