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Hippocratic AI raises $141M to staff hospitals with clinical AI agents Story Partners with Stability AI to Empower Open-Source Innovation for Creators and Developers Meanwhile, Kristina Dulaney, RN, PMH-C, the founder of Cherished Mom, an organization dedicated to solving maternal…
Why Nigerians should stop boiling eggs, rice together – Experts
Why Nigerians should stop boiling eggs, rice together – Experts To reduce the risk of cross-contamination and foodborne infections, registered dietician-nutritionists have urged Nigerians to desist from boiling unpeeled and unwashed eggs and rice together in the same pot. The…
How Nigeria’s Agricultural Waste Boom Could Transform Its Farming Fortunes
For decades, Nigeria has continued to produce more of some agricultural products beyond its domestic demands. This supposed blessing turned out otherwise as a result of mixed factors, including poor storage, limited processing capacity, and underdeveloped infrastructure. In 2023, a…
MARK ZUCKERBERG AND WIFE PRISCILLA CHAN DONATE $4 MILLION TO PROTECT 600-YEAR-OLD HAWAIIAN FISHPOND
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have contributed $4 million to help permanently protect a historic 600-year-old Hawaiian fishpond on the island of Kauaʻi. The donation helped fund the acquisition and conservation of the Alakoko Fishpond, also…
Malaysia begins controversial repatriation of asylum seekers to Myanmar
The Malaysian government has started repatriating around 5,000 asylum seekers from Myanmar, under a controversial deal agreed with Myanmar’s military ruler Min Aung Hlaing. Three ships from the Myanmar navy are scheduled to leave Malaysia later today carrying the first…
Heart transplant recipient welcomes baby girl
Dr Sanjana Kochhar, from Liverpool, suffered multiple organ failure while in hospital in October 2022 and underwent a transplant. She was discharged on Christmas Eve that year. In August, she welcomed her daughter and has since visited a special living…
LASTMA impounds 84 vehicles over traffic violations in Lagos
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has impounded 84 commercial and private vehicles during a weekend enforcement operation targeting ‘one-way’ driving, illegal parking, indiscriminate loading and unauthorised garages across parts of the state. The vehicles were impounded at traffic…
OPay Dismisses Reports of Stopping Phone Numbers as Account Numbers
OPay has dismissed a social media claim suggesting that the fintech company has stopped using customers’ phone numbers as account numbers. It was gathered that the claim, which circulated on social media, advised customers whose OPay account numbers are linked…
INEC sets zero-failure plan for 2027 polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has unveiled a “zero-failure” operational plan for the 2027 general elections, with its chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, warning electoral officials against partisanship, negligence and deviations from laid-down procedures. Amupitan spoke yesterday in Kaduna at…