MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is strengthening solutions around its long-established intermodal capabilities. While MSC has offered integrated rail, road, and port solutions across Africa for many years, the campaign is designed to raise awareness of the breadth of these inland services and demonstrate how MSC delivers true end-to-end transport beyond the port. To highlight these capabilities, MSC is showcasing four strategic inland corridors that play a vital role in connecting landlocked regions to coastal gateways. Through insights from local experts, the initiative will spotlight operational realities along the Côte d’Ivoire–Burkina Faso, Cameroon, South Africa, and Kenya corridors, each central to…
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Kenya’s agricultural exporters are set for a major financial boost following the unveiling of wide-ranging tax and regulatory reforms under the proposed Finance Bill 2026, aimed at ending chronic VAT refund delays and lowering the cost of doing business. Speaking during the launch of Flamingo Group Investments’ KSh 2 billion expansion project in Naivasha, Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Sen. Mutahi Kagwe said the reforms are central to the government’s export-led growth strategy and are designed to restore confidence among exporters. “For years, delayed VAT refunds and high levies have constrained cash flows for our exporters, limiting reinvestment and…
Rwanda has received its first consignment of high-genetic-merit dairy bulls in a move aimed at accelerating genetic improvement in the country’s livestock sector and scaling up bovine artificial insemination services. The Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) confirmed on Tuesday that it has taken delivery of 10 Holstein-Friesian bulls sourced from leading cattle breeders in Germany. The bulls are expected to play a critical role in strengthening Rwanda’s national artificial insemination (AI) programme and improving milk productivity across the country. According to RAB, the imported bulls possess superior genetic potential capable of producing offspring that yield more than…
Niger Foods Security Systems and Logistics Company Limited has clarified that the recent disengagement of some staff members was part of its routine operational process and not an indication of organisational instability. The company made the clarification in a statement issued by its Information Officer, Rashidat AbdulRahman, explaining that the development resulted from its project-based engagement model. According to the statement, Niger Foods structures its operations around clearly defined projects with specific objectives, timelines and allocated resources, rather than continuous operational streams. It noted that staff engagement under this model is tied to the lifespan of individual projects, adding that…
In the words of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus: “Truly affordable but high-quality health care tools and services are the only means by which quality health care can be provided to all.” Yet, in rural Nigeria, this vision remains a distant dream. Rural communities which is the home to millions engaged in farming, fishing, and small trades face severe neglect, with crumbling primary healthcare centers (PHCs) exacerbating poverty, disease, and high mortality rates. This report dives into the stark realities of primary healthcare in rural Nigeria, focusing on Nasarawa, Borno, and Jigawa states, while exploring solutions to bridge the urban-rural divide.…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has recorded 87 relief interventions for 17,000 people displaced by various disasters in 2025. The North-West Zonal Director of NEMA, Mr. Sani Lokoja, disclosed this in an interview on Friday in Kaduna, highlighting the agency’s relief activities in the zone. Lokoja said the displaced persons were victims of banditry, flooding, rainstorms, windstorms, fire outbreaks, and communal clashes across different parts of the North-West. According to him, Kaduna State recorded the highest number of interventions with 34 operations, followed by Sokoto with 33 and Kano with 20. Kebbi recorded 16 interventions, Katsina 14, Jigawa seven,…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that access to treatment for leprosy is essential to global efforts to eliminate the disease. In a statement ahead of World Leprosy Day, observed on 25 January with the theme, “Leprosy is curable, the real challenge is stigma”, WHO spotlighted the importance of partnerships and progress in tackling the disease. Leprosy, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, is one of the oldest diseases known to humanity. The disease primarily affects the skin and peripheral nerves, and if left untreated, can cause progressive and permanent disabilities, as well as social stigma and isolation. However,…
The College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL), has inaugurated the GP2–CMUL Molecular Laboratory to strengthen medical research capacity in Nigeria and beyond. Speaking at the inauguration on Wednesday in Lagos, the Deputy Provost of CMUL, Prof. Daniel Debiyi, said the laboratory would benefit students, researchers, and national health outcomes. Debiyi represented the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, and the Provost of CMUL, Prof. Ademola Oremosu, at the ceremony. The project was sponsored by Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s and the Global Parkinson’s Genetics Programme. Debiyi thanked the organizations for launching the first project at the Sir Kensington Adebutu Medical Research Centre,…
The Federal Government has pledged support for agricultural and infrastructure development at the Federal University of Education, Kontagora (FUEK), Niger State. The assurance was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abdullahi Aliyu, during a courtesy visit by the university’s delegation to Abuja. The delegation, led by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Faruk Haruna, briefed the minister on the institution’s development priorities. The visit also sought Aliyu’s consent to name an agricultural education project after him and to solicit support for youth-focused initiatives. Additionally, the delegation sought backing for agricultural infrastructure to position the university as a…
Nursing mothers across Plateau State have commended the State Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for their intervention on Small Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (SQLNS) for children. The mothers made the commendation on Wednesday during a tour of several Primary Healthcare Facilities in Jos North and South Local Government Areas. The SQLNS initiative was introduced in September 2025 by the state government in collaboration with UNICEF and other donor agencies. Facilitated by the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF), the programme aims to curb child malnutrition in the state. Hauwa Mohammed, one of the nursing mothers, said the initiative had…