Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup, Neuralink, has received the US Food and Drug Administration’s “breakthrough device” designation for the company’s experimental implant, Blindsight. The device, called ‘Blindsight,’ is designed to restore vision in individuals with complete or partial blindness, including those with non-functional optic nerves. “We have received Breakthrough Device Designation …
Read More »PSHAN and Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation unveil renovated Primary Healthcare Centres in Edo State
Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN) in collaboration with the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation celebrated the successful renovation and handing over of four Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in Edo state. The newly improved centres—Atoruru PHC in Owan West, Ute PHC in Ikpoba Okha, Evbuodia PHC in Oredo, and Idunmungha PHC in …
Read More »BREAKING: Owa-Obokun Of Ijesaland, Aromolaran, Dies At 86
A first-class Osun State monarch, the Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, is dead. His death was announced in a statement, signed by Asiwaju of Ijesaland, Chief Yinka Fasuyi, obtained by PUNCH Online on Thursday in Osogbo, the state capital. Before Fasuyi’s confirmation of the monarch’s passage, there was …
Read More »President Tinubu Meets With King Charles At Buckingham Palace
President Bola Tinubu has met with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London, the United Kingdom. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He described the meeting as private, highlighting the enduring and cherished relationship between Nigeria …
Read More »NCDC Confirms 8 New Cases Of Mpox, Projects More Outbreak
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed eight new cases of Mpox in the country, with fresh cases recorded in Gombe, Plateau and Akwa Ibom State. So far, 67 cases have been confirmed in 23 states and the FCT out of 1,031 suspected cases from 35 …
Read More »UN Reacts To Maiduguri Flood, Warns Against Cholera Outbreak, Malnutrition, Insecurity In IDP Camps
The United Nations has raised the alarm over the possibility of an outbreak of Cholera disease at emergency Internally Displaced Person camps in Maduguri, Borno State as a result of reported flooding in the state. A report released by the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said …
Read More »NAFDAC Orders Recall Of Dove Beauty Cream Bar Soap
Dove beauty cream bar soap. Photo Credit: NAFDAC The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has ordered the recall of Dove Beauty Cream Bar Soap (100g) with batch number 81832M 08, produced in Germany, due to the presence of a chemical impurity. NAFDAC said the product …
Read More »Pastor Jeremiah’s Miracle Water, Soap Under Investigation, Says NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued an alert to Nigerians regarding the activities of a faith-based organisation, Christ Mercy Land Deliverance Ministries, led by Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin. In a statement released on Sunday, NAFDAC’s Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the agency claims the …
Read More »‘Reverse Fintech’s N50 Transfer Levy’, NANS Tells Economic Managers
The Senate Clerk of the National Association of Nigerian Students, National Headquarters, Oladimeji Uthman, has called on economic managers to reverse the newly introduced electronic money charged by Fintechs. In a statement signed by Uthman on Sunday, he voiced strong opposition to the new policy, which mandates a N50 deduction …
Read More »US Confirms First Bird Flu Case Without Animal Contact
Missouri has become the first in the United States to test positive for bird flu without a known exposure to infected animals, authorities said Friday. The adult patient, who has underlying conditions, was admitted to hospital on August 22, received antiviral medications against influenza, then recovered and was discharged, according …
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