As part of efforts to support farmers, the Kwara State Government has unveiled a tractor hiring…
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NCC pulls the brake on Spectrum licencing
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has suspended the Spectrum Trading Guidelines (2018) for the telecommunications industry.…
WHO suspends use of hydroxy-chloroquine for Covid-19
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has “temporarily” suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment…
Cuba finds drugs to reduce death from coronavirus
Cuba has announced that two drugs produced by its biotech industry which reduced hyper-inflammation in seriously…
NiMet predicts cloudy, thundery activities Saturday to Monday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted cloudy and thundery weather activities across the country from…
COVID-19: Nigeria records breakthrough as NCDC validates viral RNA extraction
The country has blazed a trail in Africa with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC,…
Europe unsure of coronavirus contact-tracing apps
There are uncertainties over whether ambitious plans by European governments to use contact-tracing apps to fight…
NAFDAC gets four herbal remedies for Covid-19
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drugs and Administration Control, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye…
U.K. researchers training dogs to trace Covid-19 scents
Researchers in the United Kingdom have received government funding to determine if dogs can detect COVID-19…
Rapid Test Kit for Covid-19 not reliable
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control is not opposed to the use of rapid test kits…
