Tag: Nigeria
Nigeria among widest for mobile internet gender gap, GSMA says –...
Stay connected via Google News Nigeria is among the countries with the widest mobile internet gender gaps in the world despite recording near-universal levels...
June 12: Nigeria not celebrating true democracy, only electoral processes
A political analyst and founding National Secretary of Alliance for Democracy, Prof Udenta Udenta, says Nigeria is not celebrating true democracy. Fielding questions in...
Nigeria targets expanded MMS coverage for pregnant women
Nigeria is intensifying efforts to expand access to Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) for pregnant women, with health authorities pushing for increased local production and...
UK launches £15 million initiative to boost investment, deepen reforms in...
The UK has launched a £15 million initiative, aimed at attracting private investment, supporting economic reforms and speeding up Nigeria’s long-term economic transformation. The...
Falz Joins Femi Falana, Others in Lagos Protest Over Insecurity and...
Nigerian musician and activist Falz joined his father, human rights lawyer Femi Falana, alongside other civil society groups in a protest held in Lagos...
Private sector indispensable to strengthening cancer care in Nigeria – NICRAT...
The Director-General of the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), Usman Aliyu, has said the private sector remains critical to strengthening healthcare...
Group calls for review of GMO approval in Nigeria
A coalition of environmental, agricultural, and civil society organisations has urged the Nigerian government to put on hold new approvals of Genetically Modified Organisms...
Unsafe food causes 53,000 deaths annually in Nigeria – Minister
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, says unsafe food causes nearly 50 million illnesses and more than 53,000 deaths...
UN raises alarm over violence against Christians, minorities in Nigeria
The United Nations Human Rights Office has expressed concern over reports of killings, abductions, sexual violence and forced religious conversions affecting Christians and other...
Ebola: NCDC raises importation risk, says Nigeria remains case-free
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has urged Nigerians to remain calm, assuring that the country currently has no confirmed case...
