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Surgeons from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in the United States, have successfully carried out a transplant of a genetically modified pig heart on a 58-year-old man. The operation became the world’s second pig-to-man transplant in the latest milestone in a growing field of medical research, according to Voice of America. Transplanting animal […]
Dentsu Creative and dentsu X Nigeria have emerged victorious at the 2023 Marketing Edge Brands & Advertising Excellence Awards 2023. While DENTSU CREATIVE Nigeria emerged as the Outstanding Young Creative Agency of The Year, dentsu X Nigeria bagged the Outstanding Young Media Agency of The Year award. Earlier, D’Agyle Systems Nigeria was awarded by Eminence […]
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it will sanction fuel stations operators who alters petroleum pumps. Mr Farouk Ahmed, NMDPRA Chief Executive, said this during an interactive session with commissioners of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) recently in Abuja. Ahmed said that petrol stations caught dispensing fuel with […]
A fire at a golf ball factory in Taiwan killed at least six people, three of them firefighters who died in an explosion, authorities said Saturday. The fire, which began Friday evening and raged all night, injured more than 100 people, most of them workers, the Pingtung county government told local media. Taiwan’s President Tsai […]
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against use of four products found to contain potent medicinal ingredients, steroids and other banned substances. The warning is contained in a public alert signed by the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, in Abuja on Sunday. Adeyeye said that […]
Lotus Bank Limited and Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) have reiterated their commitment towards supporting key stakeholders in driving more resilient payment infrastructure in Nigeria. To this end, the foremost non-interest Nigerian bank and the DBN threw their weight behind the 2023 annual conference of the Finance Correspondent Association of Nigeria (FICAN) in Lagos with […]
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy has said it intends to collaborate with Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) to stimulate startup listings with the newly created NGX Technology Board. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, stated this during a tech event themed; Invest in […]
TikTok recently received a $368 milon fine by European regulators over its negligence in ensuring children’s data privacy. This significant penalty stands as the inaugural instance of TikTok falling afoul of Europe’s stringent data privacy regulations. TikTok, whose mainland Chinese counterpart is Douyin, is a short-form video hosting service owned by ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted […]
At the United Nations (UN) General Assembly High-Level Meeting, world leaders have approved a new Political Declaration on “Universal Health Coverage (UHC): expanding our ambition for health and well-being in a post-COVID world”. The declaration is hailed as a vital catalyst for the international community to take big and bold actions and mobilize the necessary […]
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has unveiled the 2023 edition of the annual Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF) scheduled from Nov. 3 to Nov. 12. Mr Leye Kupoluyi, Chairman, Trade Promotion Board, LCCI, at a news conference on Thursday in Lagos, said there would be multiple specialised fairs to mark the LCCI’s […]