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23rd May 2020

The name, Olayinka Olusola Omigbodun might not be so popular, but it is a force worth reckoning with. Olayinka Olusola Omigbodun is the first Nigerian female professor of psychiatry. She is a Professor at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. Read more about Women You Should Know Early life and education Olayinka … Continue reading Do You Know Nigeria’s First Female Professor of Psychiatry

By jeremiah

Science

11th February 2019

Today, the 11th of February, the world marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. It’s an annual celebration of the strides being made by women in the sciences and STEM fields in general, and a chance to reflect on the impediments that still put off many young girls and their counterparts across … Continue reading The International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2019

By ikenna-nwachukwu

Science

25th September 2018

Three weeks ago, Abuja was shaken by a series of ground vibrations, later asserted to be earth tremors that led to worry amongst inhabitants of the capital city. For the very first time in our history, a state in Nigeria would experience a slight earthquake — first felt at Mpape, and later at Gwarimpa and … Continue reading The Reason Behind The Abuja Tremor

By achem

Science

6th July 2018

Nigeria and most other parts of the world will on July 27, 2018 experience blood moon- a spectacular total lunar eclipse. According to the Science News, Nigeria will experience total lunar eclipse, which would be fully visible in Lagos. Also, timeanddate.com reported on all eclipses worldwide from 1900 to 2100. It noted that there would … Continue reading Nigeria To Experience Blood Moon, July 27

By henry

News Science

30th August 2017

Nigerians are super intelligent. With the negative news that flood our ears about the atrocities committed by Nigerians, it is alright to applaud our very own that are accomplished in their chosen sectors. One of such is Oshiorenya Agabi. He has risen high in a field that many are not into and has a large room to quantify his success. He … Continue reading A Nigerian, Oshiorenya Agabi, Invents a Chip that Smells Bombs

By adepeju

Science

7th June 2017

Essentially, little things make huge impacts on our health and wellbeing, like the bite of a mosquito, an infection by microbes, a deficiency of vitamins or the insufficiency of a chemical substance required by the body. Doctors and physiologists have linked a change in moods to the increase or decrease in serotonin, also known as the … Continue reading Serotonin: What Makes You Happy… Or Depressed

By nnenna

News Science

24th February 2017

On the evening of Sunday February 26, the skies over most of Nigeria will be noticeably darker than usual. This will be the result of a partial eclipse, which is expected to unfold just before sunset, according to the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA). Dr. Felix Ale, Head of Media and Corporate Communication … Continue reading Nigeria Will Experience A Partial Solar Eclipse On Sunday, February 26, 2017

By ikenna-nwachukwu

Science

17th November 2016

Most people generally know bees as insects that provide honey and sting people occasionally.  Although bee attacks are not very rampant in Nigeria, it is still important to know why bees sting and attack people with or without provocation. Normally, bees mind their own business and are not actually interested in harming people until they … Continue reading Four Interesting Things to Know About Bees

By jelifat

Health Science

6th September 2016

SOME do not know the most important things about blood or how it is formed and transported all through the body. The blood is a reddish liquid containing different nutrients and materials that are routinely carried all around the body system to ensure proper functioning of each organ and tissue. Human blood contains nutrients, oxygen, … Continue reading Four Facts worth Knowing About the Human Blood

By jelifat

Personality Science

4th July 2016

Who says Nigeria hasn’t got talent? And it’s not just about Grammy nominated singers and Nobel-prize winning writers. We have some real eggheads, people who delight in tearing apart those monstrous, mind-boggling equations that don’t make any sense to most of us- just to solve a real-life problem; world-class scholars who defy the taunts of … Continue reading Top Ten Nigerian Scientists Today

By ikenna-nwachukwu