Fresh Outbreak of Polio reported in Taraba

June 7, 2013 | konknaijagirl

SAAYOR Village, Sendirde Ward in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State has recorded a fresh outbreak of polio in the community. This is the second case of poliomyelitis recorded in the local government after four years of the virus-free … Read More

Chinese drug maker pushes African anti-counterfeiting drive with mobile phones

June 4, 2013 | konknaijagirl

Chinese malaria drugs giant, Guilin, says it is spearheading effort in Africa to enable patients and consumers detect fake malaria drugs using mobile phone technology, goldkeys.

Guilin says the new technology which kicks off in Nigeria before being expanded across … Read More

Omobola Comm-Tech Minister inaugurates multi agency team

June 3, 2013 | konknaijagirl

Omobola Johnson, the Minister of Communication Technology, has inaugurated the Council of ICT Heads of Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in what she says will mark a new era in ICT governance in the public sector.

Minister of Communication … Read More

Astroid QE2 1998 Expected To Fly By Earth’s Orbit On 31 May

May 28, 2013 | konknaijagirl

On May 31, 2013, asteroid 1998 QE2 will sail serenely past Earth, getting no closer than about 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers), or about 15 times the distance between Earth and the moon. And while QE2 is not of … Read More

Human Papillomavirus – HPV – Vertical Transmission – a review of current data

May 18, 2013 | konknaijagirl

Previous SectionNext Section Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection among humans, and represents a well-established cause of cervical cancer in females and a significant factor in the development of anogenital, head, and neck cancers [1].

A … Read More

Engineering can change the world – Richard Bransons blog

May 7, 2013 | konknaijagirl

I have long felt that engineering and science can change the world for the better – and it turns out the Royal Institution of Great Britain have had the same idea for the past 200-odd years.

Professor Brian Cox sent … Read More