Category: Health & Environment

35-year-old Raufikat Oyawoye-Salami has emerged winner of Season 4 of “The Great Canadian Baking Show” after winning over nine other bakers.

She was up against fellow finalists Tanner Davies of Winnipeg, Man. and Mahathi Mundluru of Markham, Ont.

She becomes the first Nigerian to win the competition since the contest started in 2017.

The Great Canadian Baking Show kicked off its season 4 on February 14, 2021, and Raufikat was crowned the winner on April 4, 2021; after 8 weeks of competition.

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The University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan took delivery of triplets of the first In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) procedure carried out in the hospital.

The 45-minute procedure for the delivery commenced at about 1pm.

The mother and the babies – all females – are in good condition, the hospital authorities.

The babies weighed 1.4 kg, 2.5 kg and 2.4  kg respectively.

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Dr. Akinwumi Adesina alongside three others have been awarded the West African Academy Of Public Health 2020 Distinguished Fellowship Award.

The other winners of the West African Academy Of Public Health 2020 Distinguished Fellowship Award are: Tedros Ghebreyesus of the World Health Organization (WHO); Leith Greenslade of JustActions; and Winnie Byanyima of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.

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Lagoon Hospital in Ikoyi, Lagos state has performed its first brain aneurysm surgery, which was successful.

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Dr. Kingsley Akinroye has been presented with the Lion of Finland Knight Award in recognition of his contributions in the area of health and education associating with Finland in the last 25 years.

Dr. Kingsley Akinroye, renowned cardiologist and the Executive Director of the Nigerian Heart Foundation (NHF) was presented the award by the Ambassador of Finland to Nigeria, Dr. Jyrki Pulkkinen in Abuja as part of its activities to mark its 103rd independence.

Dr. Akinroye is an experienced physician and global health leader with over two decades of work focused on cardiovascular health and non-communicable diseases.

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Iroro Tanshi has emerged winner of the Future for Nature Awards 2020 alongside two others out of 124 entries from other parts of the world.

Iroro Tanshi (Nigeria), María Fernanda Puerto-Carrillo (Venezuela), and Tjalle Boorsma (the Netherlands / Bolivia) were adjudged winners of this year’s prize.

Iroro Tanshi, Nigerian biologist and dedicated bat specialist becomes the first African female to win this coveted prize.

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Abiola Fashina has emerged the winner of the maiden edition of the ISN Medical Laboratory Scientist of the Year Award instituted to recognize and reward the unsung heroes (Medical Laboratory Scientists) of medical practice in Nigeria.

Abiola Fashina, a medical laboratory scientist who works at the University of Lagos Medical Centre was declared the winner of the award at the grand finale held on November 27, 2020, at Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.

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