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Tinubu approves N5bn grant for 185 TETFund research

Tinubu approves N5bn grant for 185 TETFund research

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved N5.1bn grant for 185 successful research proposals under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) National Research Fund (NRF) 2023 Grant Cycle.   N3.7bn was approved for the Science, Engineering, Technology and Innovation (SETI) thematic group; N759 million, for Humanities and Social Science, while Cross …

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Injection used to treat Mohbad has killed many people in the past, several research findings show

Injection used to treat Mohbad has killed many people in the past, several research findings show

  The injection used to treat late musician Mohbad has been responsible for severe and life-threatening adverse reactions as well as deaths in several countries over the past two according to new findings. Lagos Police Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa’s preliminary report of an ongoing inquiry into the death of …

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Time to Ensure Equity in Global Research Vocabulary

Time to Ensure Equity in Global Research Vocabulary

Categorizing countries into “low- and middle-income countries” and “high income countries” is not appropriate for studying healthcare systems and population health. It is misleading to categorize countries for convenience of data analysis and interpretation. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPS Opinion by Ifeanyi Nsofor, Sowmya R Rao (abuja) Friday, August 11, 2023 Inter Press …

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Lawmakers: U.S. Helped China Research Weather Balloons Before Balloon Spying Incident

Lawmakers: U.S. Helped China Research Weather Balloons Before Balloon Spying Incident

By J.J. Brannock (The Center Square) Lawmakers are raising the alarm that ongoing U.S. and Chinese research partnerships are developing technology that could be used against the U.S. Members of the Select Committee on the CCP sent a letter to Secretary Antony Blinken this week asking the Biden administration to sever …

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Neglected Tropical Disease Mycetoma Research Gains Momentum

Neglected Tropical Disease Mycetoma Research Gains Momentum

Patients outside the Mycetoma Research Center in Sudan. Credit: DNDi by Geoffrey Kamadi (nairobi) Friday, April 07, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Apr 07 (IPS) – The disease burden and distribution of mycetoma—a neglected tropical disease—are not very well understood. However, it is known to affect people in Sudan, Senegal, Mauritania, …

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