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President Muhammadu Buhari says 0.5 per cent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will be allocated to research and innovation in order to accelerate development. Buhari disclosed this on Monday in Abuja while declaring open five-day Technology and Innovation Expo 2021, organised by the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology. The theme of the EXPO
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Professor Mohmmad Ishiyaku, Executive Director, Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has called on scientists to aim for clarity when they communicate about their researches.
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By Emmanuel Elebeke The Federal Government says plans are on to diversify Nigeria’s energy supply needs to include renewable energy so as to accelerate socio-economic development of the country. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, disclosed this when he declared open the forum on “Scaling-Up Interconnected Mini-Grids Development in Nigeria: Current Status,
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Excess fat around the waist is linked to a higher risk of early death than overall body fat but larger hips and thighs are associated with a lower risk, new research suggests Measuring so-called “central fatness” and using it alongside body mass index (BMI) could help to determine the risk of premature death, scientists said.
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By Jimoh Babatunde A new report by Biovision, IPES-Food and the UK-based Institute of Development Studies has revealed that only a fraction of agricultural research funding in Africa is being used to transform food and farming systems. Kenya ranks third in sub-Saharan Africa in spending on agricultural research after Nigeria and South Africa. The Money
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Researchers have found that more coronavirus disease patients with diarrhea showed severe symptoms of pneumonia than those without diarrhea. This is according to a recently published research article in the journal Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The researchers from the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University and its Research Institute of Gastroenterology examined the intestinal
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By Sola Ogundipe How safe are your smartphones, flat-screen televisions and computer screens? Researchers say these devices may be contaminating your home with potentially toxic chemicals. A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that certain chemicals called liquid crystal monomers have the potential to contaminate the immediate environment around you
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By Rasheed Sobowale Contrary to contemporary assumption that the thicker a hair the higher the probability of it being stronger, a recent research result suggests otherwise. Elephant hair is four times thicker than human hair but only half as strong as the human hair. For the purpose of being scientific enough, the hair of mammals
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NSUKKA —The Vice Chancellor, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, Prof. Benjamin Ozumba, has lauded the Faculty of Arts of the University for rejuvenating the spirit of research and intellectualism in the university.
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Prof. Babajide Alo, a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics and Research), University of Lagos, on Saturday called on governments to adequately fund universities to turn Nigeria’s natural resources into economic benefits.
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