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- 9 Nov 2021
Nigeria Secures $400,000 Grant from Afreximbank for Pharmaceutical Production
The African Export-Import Bank has awarded $400,000 in grant funding to the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development of Nigeria to boost pharmaceutical production in the…
- 24 Jun 2021
NIPRD Touts Nigeria to Lead in Vaccine Production
Dr. Obi Adigwe, director-general, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), has said that with the right partnerships, Nigeria can lead the production of vaccines in…
- 25 Jul 2013
Lagos Harps on Research to Drive Development
Prof. Olufemi Bamiro, chairman, Lagos Research and Development Council, said that the establishment of the council is a demonstration of the resolve of the State to provide support for basic and…
- 15 Apr 2014
Nigerian Scientists Discover New Malaria Therapy
Scientists at Nigeria’s National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and development (NIPRD) have introduced phytomedicine for the treatment of malaria, ulcer and fungal related diseases. It…
- 26 Jun 2026
Tinubu appoints Adigwe to head National Health Technology, Data Analytics Office
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr Obi Adigwe as the National Coordinator of the newly established National Health Technology and Data Analytics Office (NHTDAO). President Bola Tinubu The…
- Telecom9 Sept 2026
SGF Receives 6 NASENI Innovation Competition Winners as N162.5m Grants, Prizes Boost Homegrown Technology
Sen. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has received six winners of the maiden National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) Innovation Assessment and Awards (NIAA).
- 15 Nov 2014
Court Lifts Ban on Abalaka’s HIV Vaccine
Federal High Court in Makurdi, Benue state on Friday lifted the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC’s) ban on the use of Dr Jeremiah Abalaka’s patented vaccines for…
- 10 Jan 2018
Warning! Ibuprofen Linked to Male Infertility, Ulcer
Ibuprofen has a negative impact on the testicles of young men, a study published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found. Also, Pharmaceutical Society of…
- 4 Jul 2021
Konga Health Inks MoU with Nigeria’s Private Medical Association
Konga Health, an ambitious, technology-driven healthcare solutions company, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners…
- 8 Sept 2014
Good News as Scientists Find Ebola Vaccines
A pair of experimental Ebola vaccines that protect monkeys from the fatal disease ravaging West Africa have been developed. According to a new study, the vaccine is effective for at least five weeks…
- 12 May 2020
COVID-19: CBN Dangles N100Bn for Homegrown Vaccine
Mr. Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that the apex bank is ready to support researchers, science-based institutions, and biotechnology firms with N100…
- 18 May 2020
Heritage Bank To Disburse CBN’s N100bn Loan, Sell Forex To SMEs, Others
Heritage Bank is set to disburse the N100billion set aside by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as part of proactive measures to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 and revamp the nation’s dwindling…
- 17 May 2020
COVID-19: Heritage Bank to Disburse CBN’s N100bn Intervention Fund
As part of proactive measures to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 and revamp the nation’s dwindling economy, Heritage Bank is set to disburse the N100billion set aside by the Central Bank of…
- 3 Nov 2016
NIS2016: NCC, Dokita, SFH, Others Discuss Innovation in Nigeria
The innovative application of ICT in some other sectors of the economy in Nigeria has become one of the major successful outcomes of the country’s telecommunications regulations, according to…
- 30 Jan 2026
Okonjo-Iweala Urges Nigeria to Shift from Importing Tech to Local Manufacturing
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, has urged Nigeria to move decisively beyond importing technology to manufacturing it locally, warning that sustained…
- 18 Mar 2017
New Top-Level Domain Names Push WIPO Cybersquatting Cases to Record High
Trademark owners filed all-time record 3,036 cases under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) with World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in 2016, an increase of 10% over…
- 7 Dec 2020
Zik Prize: Danbatta Dedicates Award to NCC Board, Management, Staff
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), at the weekend, dedicated his Zik Prize to the board, management and staff of the Commission for…
- 12 Feb 2016
IFC, NSIA Map out Strategies to Increase Investments in Nigeria
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), managers of Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, have co-hosted a hospital sector focused roundtable to foster…