News

African experts gather to structure a framework for research during epidemic emergences

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2024 0

A research Ethics Working Group has presented a draft framework for doing research during medical emergencies in Africa. The group gathered recently at the headquarters of African Center for Disease Control, ACDC, in Addis Ababa, at a special African Union Membership Consultative session. It

Editorial

OPINION: The nexus between research and teaching

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2020 0

By Rameez MAHESAR Some days ago, I discovered by chance an Urdu article of Waseem Khattak entitled “Asaatza kay tahqeeqi maqalay taleem ko tabah kar rahy hen”, which in English means “research papers of the teachers are destroying education”. Before going deep into what he has focused on in his article, it is indispensable to […]

Featured Headlines

COVID-19: 40 countries pledge €7.4bn for vaccine research, dev’t – WHO

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2020 0

9. The Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, says leaders from 40 countries have pledged to support research and development for vaccine, diagnostics and therapeutics with 7.4 billion euros. Ghebreyesus disclosed this at a news conference on Monday in Geneva, explaining that the fund would be used to carry out activities for […]

News

NIPRD will make pharmaceutical sector drive economic development –DG

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2019 0

National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) says it is working to ensure that Nigeria’s pharmaceutical sector drives socio-economic development in the country. The Director General (DG) of NIPRD, Dr Obi Adigwe, made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. He said “we want to ensure […]

Health

Nutmeg shows promise against liver damage

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2018 0

A new study has found that nutmeg may protect against liver damage. The research, published in the Journal of Proteome Research, suggests that antioxidants in nutmeg may prevent inflammation of the liver as well as keep its healthy by regulating the organs’ fat levels. The spice reduced inflammation in the liver when tested on mice. […]

World

“First Brit’ who died 10,000 years ago had ‘dark to black skin”, research reveals

Ihesiulo Grace 8 February 2018 0

The first modern Briton had ‘dark to black’ skin, groundbreaking research has revealed. Britain’s oldest complete skeleton, known as Cheddar Man, was unearthed more than a century ago in Gough’s Cave in Somerset. But an unprecedented examination of his DNA, along with a facial reconstruction of the fossil, shows that the young man would have […]

Brands and Marketing

LBS kicks-off construction of Onosode’s management centre

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2017 0

The Lagos Business School has commenced the process of building an International Management Research Centre to be named after the late Nigerian technocrat and administrator, Mr. Gamaliel Onosode. To mark the occasion, a sod-turning ceremony was held at the centre’s construction premises at the Lagos Business School recently in Lagos. LBS received a generous donation […]

News

Edo Govt, UNITAR sign MoU on capacity dev’t, education reform

Ihesiulo Grace 14 November 2017 0

The Edo State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) to improve workers’ capacity to deliver quality service. The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, who signed for the state government at Government House in Benin City, said the training would equip Edo civil […]

Agriculture

Vet doctor wants FG to provide land, loans to livestock farmers

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2017 0

A veterinary doctor, Dr Mutiu Oladele-Bukola, has advised the Federal and State Governments to provide loans and land to livestock farmers to boost food production. Oladele-Bukola of the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, made the call on Wednesday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. According to […]

Education News

‘Engage the informal sector for economic advancement’ Don charges FG

Ihesiulo Grace 20 October 2017 0

A Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics, Covenant University, Ota, Prof Isaiah Olurinola, has advised the Federal Government to provide an enabling environment for the informal sector to thrive. Olurinola, gave the advice while delivering the institutions’ 10th Inaugural Lecture with the theme: “Repositioning the Informal Economy for Employment Creation and

Tech

Five ways to make your laptop battery last longer

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2017 0

We have all been in that position where our laptop battery starts to malfunction; that moment when a 10-hour battery life device depreciates to serving you for one hour or less. Insight from the Research and Development Unit of Yudala, Nigeria’s fastest growing composite e-commerce outfit, shows that while laptop batteries often depreciate with constant […]

News Nigeria

CONTEC Global Agro Nigeria Best Kept Agric Research Secrets – Adamu

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2017 0

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has described CONTEC Global Agro Limited, an agriculture solution provider, as Nigeria’s best kept secret to solving its food security challenge. The Senator, who made this disclosure on Thursday after an on the spot tour of the company research facilities spoke

Business Tech

FIIRO DG laments non-recognition of research

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2016 0

The Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO), Dr Gloria Elemo, has lamented lack of academic recognition for the research works carried out by FIIRO researchers and inadequate incentives. Consequently, many researchers have had to abandon the institute for lucrative appointments in international agencies, other countries, and

Health

Study Links Family Income to Brain Devpt

Ihesiulo Grace 2 April 2015 0

Researchers at the Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, CA, and Columbia University Medical Center in New York, NY, have published the findings of a new study that show a link between socioeconomic factors and children’s brain development. “While in no way implying that a child’s socioeconomic circumstances lead to immutable changes in […]

Health

What Are the Gains of Biomedical Research?

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2015 0

I am an undergraduate of a Nigerian university (names withheld) and my university is not one of those that collaborate on biomedical research. Can TIMESEARCH shed more light on the issue? What does the initiators of this research, actually, want and what do they intend to gain from it? Opeyemi Olaoluwa, P.O. Box 4419, Modakeke, […]