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2017 budget: Stakeholders call for increased allocation to health sector

BusinessDay Dec 21, 2016

Stakeholders in the health sector have called for increased budgetary allocation to the health sector in the 2017 budget. This,...

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500,000 cervical cancer patients detected yearly — medical expert

BusinessDay Dec 18, 2016

A medical doctor, Yemisi Balogun, on Sunday said that a survey of six African countries had showed that half a...

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Government says 2018 target of 36% contraceptive prevalence rate achievable

BusinessDay Dec 17, 2016

Nigeria is committed to achieving the set target of 36 percent Family Planning (FP) Contraceptive Prevalence Rate by year 2018,...

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Cows and rice paddies boost methane emissions -study

BusinessDay Dec 12, 2016

Global methane emissions from agriculture and other sources have surged in recent years, threatening efforts to slow climate change, an...

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Diabetes fast attaining the status of mass killer – medical expert

BusinessDay Dec 04, 2016

A medical expert, Sule Bathner, says diabetes is fast taking the position of mass killer, with the ailment causing the...

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Nigeria can save N24bn in foreign exchange from agric research innovation – IITRED

BusinessDay Dec 01, 2016

The International Institute for Training, Research and Economic Development  (IITRED) says  the agricultural research innovation technology, designed to produce  high...

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NABDA reinstates stand on Efficacy, Safety of GM foods

BusinessDay Nov 30, 2016

…Insists anyone who  contravenes Bio-safety law Attracts N2.5m fine’ The Federal Government has reinstated its stand on Genetically Modified Goods (GMOs) stating...

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FG committed to science, technical education – Minister

BusinessDay Nov 26, 2016

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on Saturday said the Federal Government would transform science and technical education to fast track...

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Chinese scientists discover 1,445 new RNA viruses

BusinessDay Nov 24, 2016

Chinese scientists on Thursday discovered 1,445 new RNA virus species, and this is expected to facilitate future studies in virus...

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Study finds Africans, Caribbean immigrants healthier than African-Americans

BusinessDay Nov 23, 2016

Over the weekend, I had dinner with a long-time friend who was visiting from his adopted home in Korea. The...

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Expert advises farmers on diseases control in animals, birds

BusinessDay Nov 22, 2016

A Veterinary Doctor, Mutiu Oladele-Bukola, has advised farmers to keep their new fowls and animals in quarantine for some weeks to...

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Uncontrolled diabetics prior to conception pose danger, says Gynaecologist

BusinessDay Nov 18, 2016

A consultant gynaecologist, Nathaniel Adewole has advised diabetic mothers to always control their blood sugar level before conception to prevent congenital...

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FG raises concern over 871,000 premature annual born in Nigeria

BusinessDay Nov 18, 2016

Federal Government at the commemoration of the 2016 World Maturity and Pneumonia day said Nigeria has an estimated 871, 000...

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FG to end preventable newborn deaths, stillbirths by 2030 – Minister

BusinessDay Nov 17, 2016

The Federal Government has unveiled a new policy aimed at preventing newborn deaths and stillbirths in the country by the...

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China begins gene-editing trial for cancer

BusinessDay Nov 17, 2016

A clinical trial of a gene-editing technique on advanced lung cancer patients in China has aroused world attention in medical...