Chinese approves drug for HIV-1 treatment
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adeyeye said the absence of officers at the nations ports was the main cause of rising cases of illicit drugs like tramadol and codeine coming into the country1 china food and drug administration has approved the sale of a new drug for the treatment of hiv-1 infection1 it said data from clinical trials showed that aikening was effective against major strains of hiv including resistant viruses with long acting efficacy1 plateau government has confirmed two positive cases of monkey pox in shendam local government area of the state1 dr kunden deyin the state commissioner for health urged the public to report any sign of unexplained rashes to the nearest health facility1 he pledged the collaboration of the epidemiology and surveillance unit of the ministry to monitor contacts to curtail the spread of the disease1 prof. moji adeyeye director-general national agency for food and drug administration and control says the agencys officers have returned to the nations ports after seven years to check importation of illicit drugs1 makers of the drug frontier biotech a pharmaceutical company based in china said aikening or albuvirtide injection said it can be used with other antiretroviral drugs to treat infected patients who suffer from viral replication1 the nigerian army says it is providing free medical outreach to indigent residents of yobe for two weeks1 the commanding officer of the task force brigade major emmanuel oqua said the exercise had commenced in rigan-koggo nguru local government area of the state to strengthen civilian-military cordial relationship1 mrs hafsat abiola-castelo daughter of mko abiola the presumed winner of the june 12 1993 presidential election in nigeria has commended the federal government for declaring the day as the new democracy day1 other prominent nigerians who joined in commending president muhammadu buhari for declaring june 12 as nigerias new democracy day were chief ayo adebanjo leader of afenifere chief tony momoh nuhu ribadu and gov. rauf aregbesola1 the nigeria football federation has paid tribute to the late head coach of the super eagles stephen keshi who passed away two years ago1 keshi who died at 54 led nigeria to win the 2013 africa cup of nations in south africa and also won the africa cup of nations title as a player in 19941