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- 2 Dec 2018
World AIDS Day: 4YBY Rewards Finalists in HIV Self-Testing Contest
In commemoration of World AIDS Day on Saturday, December 1st, 2018, the 4Youth By Youth (4YBY) Group, a team of Nigerian researchers led Dr. Oliver Ezechi at the Nigerian Institute of Medical…
- 13 Aug 2021
MTN Foundation Boosts National Production of COVID-19 with Test Kits
With the emergence of new coronavirus (COVID-19) variants driving continued global concern, testing remains critical to slowing the spread of the virus and mitigating its threat to lives and…
- 1 Sept 2021
MTN Donates Oligo-Synthesizer Machine through Medcourt
MTN Nigeria, through its foundation has donated the first Oligo-synthesizer to the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Yaba, Lagos. This is as part of its proactive effort and support for…
- 21 Feb 2022
54gene’s ACTG Awards $64,000 Scholarship to Further Genomics Research
54gene, the health technology company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes, has announced the awarding of $64,000 in scholarships to four PhD candidates in Nigeria,…
- 27 Aug 2021
NIPR Recognises GovSanwo-Olu’s Contributions, As Delegates Discuss Healthcare at Annual Conference
The organisers of the annual Lagos Public Relations Stakeholders’ Conference on Thursday recorgnised the contributions Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to healthcare in Lagos State as part of the…
- 14 Nov 2018
U.S. Body Funds Study to Promote HIV Self-testing Habit Among young Nigerians
The National Institutes of Health, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health, has awarded $7.5 million for an international research program to prevent and treat HIV infection among adolescents and…
- 9 Jul 2014
FG Inaugurates Nigeria’s First Education Research Network
Federal Government has commissioned the first Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN), a collaboration between the Federal Ministry of Education, The World Bank and the Federal Ministry of…
- 9 May 2022
54gene Completes Initial Phase of the Landmark Nigerian 100K Genome Project
54gene, the health technology company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes, has through its non-profit initiative, the African Centre for Translational Genetics…
- 9 Jul 2020
Nigeria Develops Diagnostic Kit for COVID-19
Nigeria’s efforts at developing solution to the challenge of non-availability and high cost of coronavirus diagnostic kits have finally paid off with the development of RNASwift Extraction kit. This…
- 11 Nov 2018
4YBY Set to Promote HIV Self-Testing Habit Among Young Nigerians
An NGO Named ‘For Nigerian Youth by Nigerian Youth (4YBY)’ has launched campaign to promote HIV self-testing habit among young Nigerians. This comes at a time when rates of new HIV cases have…
- 4 Oct 2020
CNN Credits Nigerian Scientists with Developing Cheaper, Faster Covid-19 Test Kits
Scientists in Nigeria have developed a cheaper and faster Covid-19 test kit that will enable testing to be ramped up in a place that has faced kit shortages and chronic under-testing of a massive…
- 9 Mar 2023
Uber Partners Healthtracka to Provide Cervical Cancer Screening for Women Drivers
During Uber’s International Women's Day (IWD) event for women drivers in Lagos, the company announced a partnership with Healthtracka to provide self-sampling cervical cancer tests for women drivers…
- 22 Nov 2020
Meet Ogbuagu, Nigerian Doctor behind Historic Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine
Dr. Onyema E. Ogbuagu, a Nigerian-American is one of the medical masterminds behind the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough. Paul Kegame, President of Rwanda and Dr. Ogbuagu Dr. Ogbuagu is a twin…
- 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…
- 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…
- 20 Mar 2025
Tinubu Appoints Olukayode Gregory Pioneer Registrar of New Federal University
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr. Obayomi Olukayode Gregory as the Pioneer Registrar of the newly established Federal University of Medicine and Medical Sciences in Abeokuta, Ogun State.…
- 17 Jul 2012
NUC Spends N500M to Revive Virtual Library Project
NUC Spends N500M to Revive Virtual Library ProjectNational Universities Commission (NUC) has turned on its national virtual library project, the online digital library to stem the dwindling standard…
- 15 Feb 2022
NCC, NJI Renew Commitment to Training of Judges on Intellectual Property
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and the National Judicial Institute (NJI) have agreed to intensify their collaboration in the training of judges to enhance the adjudication of intellectual…
- 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…
- 20 Aug 2026
NITDA, North West University Move to Deepen Digital Transformation
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and North West University have commenced discussions aimed at strengthening digital capacity, research, innovation and technology-driven education in the institution.
- 9 Nov 2017
UNIZIK Designs Software for Electronic Health Record
Some researchers in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, have designed the Electronic Patient Record with Integrated Drug Information System…
- 8 May 2024
Konga and Starlink Partnership: A Blessing for Nigeria - Dr. A U Babatunde
In recent years, partnerships between e-commerce platforms and tech companies have been instrumental in driving innovation and progress in various sectors. One such partnership that has garnered…
- 18 Aug 2025
Virtual Reality in Healthcare: Nigeria’s Untapped Opportunity for Training, Patient Care, and Medical Innovation
Across the world, Virtual Reality (VR) is proving to be far more than a gaming technology. In healthcare, it is emerging as a practical solution to train professionals, improve patient care, and…
- 13 Feb 2026
NITDA, Wigwe University deepen talks on AI, agriculture collaboration
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Wigwe University are laying the groundwork for a far reaching collaboration centred on artificial intelligence (AI) research,…
- 29 Apr 2020
COVID-19: PDP Asks NCDC to Account for N5Bn Grant from PTF
People's Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 to immediately account for the N5 billion released by President Buhari, as special intervention fund to the…
- 25 Jan 2010
FirstBank Donates, Commissions UNN Faculty Building
First Bank of Nigeria Plc’s has reinforced its continuing commitment to corporate social responsibility when it recently donated and commissioned a faculty building to the School of Medicine,…
- 19 May 2020
Experts Reel Benefits of 5G, NCS Says Technology Will Improve Health
A cross section of public health and telecommunication experts have identified various ways the fifth generation (0therwise 5G) of network technology is helping many countries to fight the…
- 23 Jun 2008
Awgu Hills to Host Gulder Ultimate Search V
The ancient Awgu Hills in Enugu State will host the search for the lost chronicle in the fifth edition of the Nigeria Breweries Plc sponsored TV adventure, Gulder Ultimate Search, organizers of the…
- 16 Jan 2019
Four Nigerians, Including a Woman, Make Prestigious Africa Prize Shortlist
Four Nigerians have earned spots on the prestigious Africa prize for Engineering Innovation shortlist. The Prize recognizes the most promising entrepreneurial engineers from across sub-Saharan…
- 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…