Gloria Ogodo is passionate about mentoring adolescents living with HIV and helping them with challenges that they may face. She currently mentors adolescents in the adolescent HIV program that the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) is implementing in some hospitals in collaboration with the Association of Positive Youths in Nigeria (APYIN). Gloria says that, “I have worn… Read More »
There is no more cog in the wheel of graduates heading to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and the Law School following the passage into law the series of amendments in the NOUN Act by the Nigerian senators. The senators, on Thursday, passed the amendment to the Act that established NOUN bringing to an end the long-standing… Read More »
A researcher at the Egyptian Institute for Petroleum Research, in collaboration with a number of German researchers and a Chinese researcher, has been able to present a definition and methods of measuring the fracture dimension. Three different methods including mercury injection capillary pressure (MICP), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and nitrogen adsorption (BET) were applied to determine the fractal… Read More »
A field day has been organised for yam farmers selected from Ejura and surrounding communities to educate them on new techniques to help improve their production. It formed part of activities of a five-year yam agronomy research project being undertaken by the Crop Research Institute (CRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The project is… Read More »
BY AVINASH KISHORE Irrigation is one of the most effective means for boosting agricultural production, but powering the withdrawal of groundwater can be an expensive and polluting process. Solar panels provide a cleaner energy source for pumping groundwater than traditional diesel-based pumps, and their cost has rapidly fallen in recent years—exciting policymakers in South Asia about their promise… Read More »
As the new Registrar of the University of Ilorin, Dr. (Mrs).Folaranmi Modupe Olowoleni, assumed duty last Monday (April 30, 2018), a veteran public servant, Chief Yunusa Folorunso Oyeyemi, has enjoined her to ensure that rules and regulations formulated for the good conduct of the University business are strictly adhered to in order to have a remarkable and successful… Read More »
A team of South African researchers which includes researchers from the University of Pretoria (UP) recently completed a study aimed at unlocking the unique genetic character of southern African populations. The study involved the genetic sequencing of 24 South African individuals of different ethnolinguistic origins, the results of which revealed a high level of genetic diversity and highlights… Read More »
The Nigerian Universities’ Engineering Students Association (NUESA), Nile University of Nigeria Chapter hosted a career talk for engineering students on the 17th of January, 2018. Engr. Valerie Ifueko Agberagba, Vice President, World Federation of Engineering Organization (WFEO) and Executive Director of Science, Engineering and Technology Development Network (SciTech) was the guest speaker of the day. She shared the… Read More »
Experts researching the science of sleep join the UK DRI and turn their attention to dementia for the first time Poor sleep and dementia are common bed fellows. People living with dementia often experience disrupted sleep which can negatively impact on quality of life for them and their loved ones. In recent years, it has also been suggested… Read More »
Researchers at the Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute in collaboration with a researcher in the Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University have been able to investigate and evaluate the performance of natural aqueous cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) extract (CFE) to mitigate carbon steel corrosion in harsh saline formation water. Weight loss measurements, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and potentiodynamic polarization… Read More »
