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Two US biotech companies say the Food and Drug Administration has cleared them to conduct clinical trials of their gene-edited pig kidneys for human transplants.

The Federal Government has launched the National Strategic Plan of Action on Cholera Control (NSPACC) 2025-2029, a 124 million dollars initiative aimed at eradicating cholera in Nigeria through a multi-sectoral approach. The plan was unveiled on Tuesday in Abuja by Prof. Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, who emphasised the government’s…

A 31-year-old woman, Ajayi Esther, on Tuesday appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly refusing to marry a suitor after collecting the sum of N607,500 from him. The defendant, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a three-count charge of fraud, impersonation and breach of peace. The prosecutor, Insp Sodiq Adeniyi, told…

The Wife of the President, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has donated N100 million to victims of tanker explosion in Niger State. She announced the donation when she visited Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger at the Government House in Minna on Tuesday, to commiserate with him over the recent tanker explosion in the state. The News Agency…

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested two suspects caught vandalizing and attempting to steal the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Street Solar Lights in Port Harcourt. The Command in a statement by its Spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko noted that the arrest was made possible by a credible tip-off received by the police…