Today is the 35th anniversary of the conclusion of the National Conference in Benin Republic. The expectation then was that a process had begun for establishing a new social contract for the reconstruction of state and society starting with a peaceful move from arbitrary rue to democracy. Benin Republic had been ruled since 1972 by General Mathieu Kerekou, who after putting to an end a cycle of chronic instability, proclaimed Marxist-Leninist principles as state ideological policy right from 1974. This orientation was operationalised through a government-controlled economic policy under the political hegemony of the Revolutionary Party of the People of…
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Nigeria has spent 500 million dollars on polio eradication efforts, but some challenges remain in fully eliminating circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV).
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has discontinued the registration of Multi-Dose Anti-Malarial (Artemether/Lumefantrine) dry powder for oral suspension.
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has directed MultiChoice Nigeria, the operator of DStv and GOtv, to maintain its current subscription prices pending the conclusion of an ongoing investigation into the company’s proposed tariff adjustment.
Dangote Coal Mines Limited and host communities in Benue State have signed a landmark Community Development Agreement (CDA), hailed by government officials as a major milestone in fostering corporate-community relations.
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), are deepening investigations into a cluster of illness and community deaths in Equateur province.
XConnect, a Somos company and a leader in numbering intelligence solutions, has launched AITCheck™, a cutting-edge solution designed to protect businesses from artificially inflated traffic (AIT) fraud in the A2P messaging ecosystem.
The Oyo State Government has officially launched the enrollment of 10,000 public primary school pupils into its health insurance scheme, reinforcing its commitment to child welfare and universal health coverage.
As Nigeria battles to manage the growing mental health challenges among the people, the Media Mentor’s Network has organized a training workshop aimed at equipping media professionals with strategies to protect their mental health as they carry out their daily activities.
The Ministry of Youth Development and Heifer International, an NGO, has urged youths to leverage innovative agricultural technology to drive sustainable transformation in Nigeria’s agricultural sector.