U.S. man who received first-ever modified pig kidney transplant dies

12 May 2024

The world’s first patient with a transplanted pig kidney has died, almost two months after the operation. In March, Massachusetts General Hospital transplanted the genetically-edited pig kidney into Rick Slayman, a 62-year-old man living with end-stage kidney disease. The operation was a milestone in xenotransplantation – the transplantation of organs or tissues from one species […]

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Anambra government seals buildings, hotels over environmental pollution concerns

12 May 2024

The Anambra State Government through the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra, has sealed hotels and other business premises over environmental concerns and disobedience to court summons. The Managing Director of OCHA Brigade, Celestine Anere, who led the enforcement team on Sunday, said the action was necessitated by the flagrant disobedience to environmental laws by some […]

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Immigration to smaller cities sign of diversifying Saskatchewan

17 Sep 2023

A few months into the launch of her Nigerian restaurant in Prince Albert, Shalom Ogoh wasn’t sure if it was going to take with the locals. Restaurant owner Shalom Ogoh, right, provides service to clients at Nigerian shop Suyah To-Go in Prince Albert on Sept. 10, 2023.Photo by KIMIYA SHOKOOHI /Saskatoon StarPhoenix PRINCE ALBERT — […]

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Nurses, midwives lament exclusion from 40 percent pay rise for workers

24 Apr 2023

The National Association Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Federal Health Institution (NANNM-FHI) sector, has decried the exclusion of its members in the recent 40 per cent pay rise for federal workers. The association expressed its displeasure in a statement issued by Mr Morakinyo-Olajide Rilwan, National Chairman, NANNM-FHI sector, to the Newsmen in Abuja on Sunday. Rilwan […]

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Nigerian woman cries after discovering drugs in crayfish she was asked to deliver in Italy (Video)

22 Apr 2023

A Nigerian woman has taken to social media to express her outrage after discovering drugs in the bag of crayfish she was asked to deliver to someone in Italy. In a video, the woman displayed the illicit items she discovered and expressed her rage at the person who gave her the crayfish. She also cautioned […]

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Custom intercepts 553 canabis sativa in Semé

22 Apr 2023

The Semé Command of Nigeria Customs Service said it intercepted 553 parcels of canabis sativa worth N10 million, with four suspects arrested alongside. The Customs Area Controller of Seme Customs, Comptroller Dera Nnadi disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Semé. According to the controller, on April 21, at about 4:03p.m, officers of the […]

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No life was lost in the building that collapsed in Banana island- LASEMA

13 Apr 2023

The Lagos state Emergency Management Agency LASEMA has said that no life was lost in the building that collapsed on 1st Avenue in Highbrow Banana Island on Wednesday evening, April 12 In a statement released, the agency said the building collapsed as a result of a truck that ran into it. The statement read; ”Situation […]

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CAN condemns WAMCO over offensive Easter advert

11 Apr 2023

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, makers of Peak Milk, over an offensive Easter advert that has sparked outrage among Christians in the country. In the controversial advert, the company used the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as a metaphor to promote their product on Good Friday, a move that […]

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UK stops recruiting in Nigeria and 53 other countries

11 Apr 2023

The United Kingdom has placed Nigeria and 53 other countries on the red list of countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers. The announcement was contained in the revised code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England. It is recommended […]

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