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A survey found high levels of trust in scientists
People in India, Nigeria and Egypt have the most trust in scientists, a global survey of over 71,000 people showed. Participants from Egypt, India and Nigeria had the most trust in scientists, while people in Albania, Kazakhstan and Bolivia have the least trust. The survey found participants perceived scientists as having high competence, moderate integrity…
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The Face of Nigerian Politics has changed because of 4 people sharing their opinion on social media
Nigerians voted in the country’s first-ever multi-party parliamentary elections on Saturday, as the two major parties, the PDP and APC, are competing for power in one of the world’s most populous democracies. Peter Obi, a wealthy businessman and former Vice President of Nigeria, is contesting against Muhammadu Buhari for the presidency. The last general election…
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Why the field is under threat is a story about the Latin America’s genomics revolution
Researchers from the African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) in Nigeria have trained over 1,300 geneticists, public-health workers and officials from other African countries in diagnostics, next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics. They also worked with other researchers from Australia and US. The team has trained over 1,300 geneticists, public-health workers and officials…
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Tinubu was elected the new president of Nigeria
Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos state in Nigeria, is set to become the President of the All Congress party (ACN) in the March 29 elections. Tinubu is one of Nigeria’s most powerful politicians and is running for President of the All Congress party. He has won over two-thirds of votes in the elections…
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It’s unacceptable that the number of mothers who die due to their babies being born is high
The prevalence of maternal deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 70% in 2020, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). At least one woman died for every 100 babies born in Chad, Nigeria and South Sudan. “That makes it difficult for low income countries to…