Lung disease
7 Jul 2024
In a groundbreaking achievement that is reverberating across the global scientific community, Tasnim Olatoke, a Nigerian-born researcher, is making waves in the United States with her pioneering research on Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)—a rare and progressive lung disease that predominantly affects women of childbearing age. Currently pursuing her PhD in Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Oyo State Council, on Tuesday, waded into the industrial disharmony between Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) and its outsourced staff over salary increases, pension remittances, and other welfare matters. It would be recalled that the staff had begun last Friday, stemming from the workers' dissatisfaction with their employer's failure to…
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The maiden Esports Olympics slated to be hosted by Saudi Arabia in 2025 has been delayed by two years, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday. "The first edition of the Olympic Esports Games, a landmark event both in the world of esports and within the Olympic Movement, will be held in 2027 in Riyadh,…
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