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UN Women, NCCC launch gender-climate toolkit
By Justina Auta UN Women and the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) have launched Nigeria’s NDC Gender Integration Toolkit and Strategy to enhance…
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How computational analysis, emerging technologies can combat antimicrobial resistance — Scientist
By Blessing Ibegbu A Nigerian researcher, Dr Gideon Gyebi, says emerging computational technologies can accelerate the discovery of new antibiotics and overcome the global…
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Biochemistry Practitioners want FG to prioritise use of alternative medicine
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Biochemistry Practitioners, Plant Treatment Oasis Association of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to prioritise the use of alternative…
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Akume urges Nigerians to end silence, stigma around breast cancer
By Folasade Akpan The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has urged Nigerians to end the culture of silence…
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Lagos general hospital offers free screening, surgery to 200 residents
By Kemi Akintokun The Orile Agege General Hospital (OAGH), in collaboration with Attom Foundation, has provided free eye…
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250 cleft patients treated by Smile Train, UITH in Kwara
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Smile Train Initiative, in partnership with the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), has successfully provided free cleft lip surgeries…
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FCTA unveils health projects to improve maternal health, clean air
Projects By Angela Atabo The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has launched the distribution of the ‘Renewed Hope Mother–Baby Kits Initiative’ and the ‘Abuja…
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Group sensitises schools to protection of child domestic workers
By Lilian U. Okoro The Center for the Advancement and Protection of the Rights of Vulnerable People (CAPRIGHTS-VP), has taken campaigns for the…
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World Abortion Day: WARDC seeks reinstatement of Lagos safe abortion law
By Diana Omueza The Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) Africa has appealed to the Lagos State Government…
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World Heart Day: Cardiologist urges stronger PHCs for heart care
By Folasade Akpan Dr Oladipupo Fasan, Head of Cardiology at the National Hospital, Abuja, has called for the strengthening of Primary Health Care (PHC)…