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- 23 Feb 2014
AstraZeneca Nigeria Research Grant – Making Meaningful Difference in Health
The ‘AstraZeneca Nigeria Research Grant’ is an initiative to facilitate research in both communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in this West African country and follows closely on the…
- 31 Jul 2024
Hope for Cancer Patients - AstraZeneca in Collaboration with Health Ministry Commissions Molecular Testing in Nigeria
AstraZeneca, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) and the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), is proud to announce a significant milestone in the…
- 12 Dec 2021
Europe Ships 1m Near-Expired Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine to Nigeria
As many as 1 million doses of AstraZeneca’s covid-19 vaccine reportedly expired before they could be used in Nigeria, a country of more than 200 million where less than 2% of the population is fully…
- 22 Dec 2021
FG Destroys 1m Expired Donated COVID-19 Vaccines
Nigeria destroyed more than 1 million expired doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday after authorities said they could not be used before their expiration date. Faisal Shuaib, head of…
- 14 Feb 2022
Remedial Health Raises $1M Pre-seed Funding to Digitize Africa’s Neighbourhood Pharmacies
Remedial Health, a healthtech startup that develops solutions to make Africas pharmaceutical sector more efficient, has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding to roll out its digital procurement and…
- 1 Mar 2021
FG Begins Online Registration of Nigerians for COVID-19 Vaccines
Nigerian Government has began online registration of Nigerians interested in taking the COVID-19 vaccine. The first batch of the vaccine is expected to land in the country on Tuesday. The online…
- 1 Aug 2024
World Lung Cancer Day: AstraZeneca Highlights Critical Role of Early Detection
In observance of World Lung Cancer Day, AstraZeneca has today highlighted its contributions to improving lung cancer outcomes in Africa and emphasised the critical importance of early detection for…
- 8 Aug 2021
FG Postpones Second Batch of COVID-19 Vaccination
Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC), on Sunday announced the postponement of the kick off of the second phase of vaccination for COVID-19. The second phase of the vaccination is to be…
- 6 Jul 2021
NPHCDA Dismisses Rumours of Electromagnetic Ingredients in COVID-19 Vaccines
National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said that COVID-19 vaccines do not contain electromagnetic ingredients that can cause side effects. Dr Faisal Shuaib, executive director,…
- 28 Mar 2021
FG on High Alert over Fake COVID-19 Vaccines from China
Nigerian government has placed its agencies on alert following speculations of fake COVID-19 vaccines reportedly dispatched to Africa. The authorities also allayed fears that harmful jabs were being…
- 23 Mar 2021
Nigeria Takes Delivery of First Set of MTN’s 1.4 Million Doses of Vaccines
The Nigerian government has taken delivery of the first set of 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines out of a total of 1.4 million doses designated for Nigeria by the AU. The vaccines are a combination…
- 4 Feb 2021
Nigeria to Receive Largest Share of MTN/AU’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Following MTN’s donation of US$25 million towards the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination programme, the ICT company has said that Nigeria will receive a significant volume of the seven million…
- 5 Mar 2024
AstraZeneca Sets New Industry Benchmark with Top Employer & Best Workplace Certifications Across Africa
AstraZeneca, a leading global pharmaceutical company, has secured the prestigious Top Employer and Best Place to Work certifications across key African markets, setting the standard for excellence in…
- 17 May 2022
SABRE EMEA: Africa PR & Comms Report Committee Hails BlackHouse Media, BCW, Clockwork, Edelman and Razor on Excellent Achievement
The coordinating committee of the Africa PR & Comms Report (APCR) has commended the top five PR consultancies across Africa - BCW, BlackHouse Media Group (BHMG), Clockwork, Edelman and Razor for…
- 1 Dec 2022
AstraZeneca Expands HHA Programme to 10 More Countries in Africa
AstraZeneca has planned expansion of its access to healthcare programme, Healthy Heart Africa (HHA), to 10 new countries, starting in 2023. The programme, which is currently present in nine…
- 23 Apr 2024
SOPHiA GENETICS Announces Syndicate Bio as First Liquid Biopsy Customer in Africa
SOPHiA GENETICS, a cloud-native software company in the healthcare space and a leader in data-driven medicine, has announced that Nigeria-based Syndicate Bio has signed on to implement MSK-ACCESS®…
- 16 Apr 2021
Nigeria Begins Clinical Trials of Two 2 COVID-19 Vaccines Developed Locally
Nigeria has begun clinical trials for the two COVID-19 vaccines developed in the country. Boss Mustapha, chairman of the presidential task force on COVID-19, said that the vaccines will be used after…
- 23 Feb 2014
Jean-Philippe, President Microsoft International Visits Nigeria
Jean- Philippe Courtois, president, Microsoft International, responsible for Microsoft’s business operations in a territory that spans 100 subsidiaries operating in over 240 countries outside the…
- 21 May 2025
MTN’s Ikenna Ikeme Urges Responsible AI Use at Pan African Data Policy Conference
The use of local content in Artificial Intelligence systems is essential for delivering accurate, region-specific results, according to MTN Nigeria’s General Manager for Regulatory Affairs, Ikenna…
- 19 Jun 2025
MTN’s Ikenna Ikeme Urges Responsible AI Use @Pan African Data Policy Conference
The use of local content in Artificial Intelligence systems is essential for delivering accurate, region-specific results, according to MTN Nigeria’s General Manager for Regulatory Affairs, Ikenna…