The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has revealed that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone, and Uganda account for more than 84 percent of all confirmed mpox cases on the continent.
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The Enugu State Government has called on public and private health facilities to adopt digital medical record systems to improve healthcare delivery and reduce treatment delays.
Tomato farmers across the country have attributed the recent surge in tomato prices to a supply shortfall and transportation challenges.
Dangote Cement Plc has launched a Farmers Empowerment Programme in Benue State, aimed at transforming 50 local farmers into agricultural entrepreneurs, in a strategic move to support Nigeria’s food security efforts. Benue is the latest beneficiary of Dangote Cement’s social investment initiatives. The programme is designed to help selected farmers cultivate both subsistence and cash crops on a commercial scale. This latest intervention comes just two months after the company provided cash grants to businesswomen in its host communities in Gboko and significantly increased bursary payments to students from the same areas, doubling the previous amounts. Speaking at the official…
The Kaduna State Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of diarrhea at the Government Girls Senior and Junior Secondary School in Kawo, affecting 81 students. Fifteen of the students were hospitalised during the incident.
The Convexity Humanitarian Aid Transfer Solution (CHATS), in partnership with the Nigerian Red Cross Society, Shiroro Division, delivered a free medical outreach today to displaced families at the Gwada Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Niger State. The outreach was a lifeline for many, especially the most vulnerable residents who have long struggled with limited access to healthcare. For those living in and around the camp, the event offered not just treatment but also a renewed sense of care, dignity, and hope. Leading the initiative was Mr. Daniel Sunday Amupitan, Head of Operations at Convexity Technology Limited’s Abuja office. He…
The Zamfara State Government has officially launched its 2025 mass distribution of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) drugs, targeting 1.2 million children across the state.
Telecom operators 9mobile and MTN Nigeria have confirmed a strategic national roaming agreement, with full nationwide implementation expected by the end of July.
Stakeholders have called for urgent, multi-sectoral investments in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) across Africa, warning that failure to act risks squandering the continent’s greatest resource—its youth.
The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Homeland Protectors Supplies Limited to begin local production of satellite laser systems and modern security drones.