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The World Health Organization (WHO) first release of surveillance data on antibiotic resistance reveals a high level of resistance to antibiotics by a number of serious bacterial infections in both high- and low-income countries.

The report Global Antimicrobial Surveillance System (GLASS) published on WHO’s website, on Monday, reveals the widespread occurrence of antibiotic resistance among 500, 000 people with suspected bacterial infections across 22 countries.

According to the director of Antimicrobial Resistance Secretariat, WHO, Marc Sprenger, the report confirms the serious situation of antibiotic resistance worldwide.”

The Governor of Cross River state, Prof. Ben Ayade has approved 24- hour security coverage of medical doctors and other health practitioners in the state following the increasing cases of kidnapping of doctors. The decision was disclosed to newsmen by the Security Adviser to the Governor, Mr. Jude Ngaji. He said the decision was reached after series of meeting between the state government and doctors.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that its first release of surveillance data on antibiotic resistance shows high levels of resistance to a number of serious bacterial infections in both high- and low-income countries. WHO’s new Global Antimicrobial Surveillance System (GLASS) reveals widespread occurrence of antibiotic resistance among 500,000 people with suspected bacterial infections across 22 countries.

The Niger State Government says it is targeting the immunization of about 1.4 million children against measles in 2018, to prevent the outbreak of the disease in the state. The Social Mobilizing Officer of Primary Healthcare Development Agency in the state, Alhaji Mohammed Usman stated this on Wednesday in Minna at a one day Media Orientation Workshop on Measles Immunization Campaign.

The Nigerian Senate has insisted that the embargo on the confirmation of appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari, which was taken in 2017 remains. The Senate President, Bukola Saraki stated this on Thursday while responding to a point of order raised by Senator Mao Ohuabunwa. The Senator raised the order after Saraki read a letter from President Buhari seeking the Senate's approval for the 2017 budget estimates of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

For the first time, scientists say they created cloned primates using the same complicated cloning technique that made Dolly the sheep in 1996.

Shanghai scientists created two genetically identical and adorable long-tailed macaques. The monkeys are named Hua Hua and Zhong Zhong, a version of the Chinese adjective Zhonghua which means the "Chinese nation" or "people."

The research was published in the journal Cell on Wednesday.