Health

• Over $160b Oil, Gas Projects Face Uncertainty Over OPEC’s Failure• Stakeholders Proffer Escape Route, Warn Against Borrowing• Capital Projects, Debt Servicing To Suffer As Recession Looms Over N2.64t revenue expected from the…
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Minister says the initiative would help complement the efforts and commitment of the Nigerian Government in the fight against infectious diseases The Nigerian Government has signed a $18.2m grant agreement with Japan to strengthen the…
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The Department of Petroleum Resources has sealed off an illegal plant refilling Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) cylinders under high-tension wires in Lagos. The Banner Gas LPG refilling plant, located in Lekki Phase I, was shut…
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Preliminary investigation revealed that one of the suspected cases, is a Chinese man isolated on arrival at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, on Tuesday. The unnamed man was said to be coughing excessively…
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*According to the latest from Johns Hopkins CSSE There are a total of 90,936 confirmed cases worldwide - although more than half of those (47,995) have already recovered. The biggest numbers are still by far in mainland China…
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Kaduna State has constituted an Emergency Operational Centre (EOC), following the announcement of the first case of Novel CoronaVirus (COVID -19) in Lagos last Thursday, to respond to any eventuality. A press statement issued by…
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-By Danlami Nasir Isah SpaceEvery room where people work should have sufficient floor area, height and unoccupied space for purposes of health, safety and welfare. While additional accommodation may be necessary if there is a need for…
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*The experts Perspective -By Hauwa Muhammad Lawal Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder characterized by clinical heterogeneity that may be influenced by environmental factors, ethnicity, race, social and…
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-Hauwa Muhammad Lawal The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an agency of the US department of health and human services, has approved Crizanlizumab-tmca, a new drug to treat extremely painful sickle cell disease flare-ups. The new…
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-By Hauwa Muhammad Lawal We often hear people associating us with “aljanu”, “abiku”, or “ogbanje” because of the various misconceptions about this disease and your “village people “ aren’t related to any and as such not to blame. Sickle…
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