16 results
- 27 May 2020
MTN Foundation Contributes over 70,000 Items of PPEs to NCDC
MTN Foundation has delivered a first batch of over 70,000 pieces of essential personal protection equipment to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). This followed MTN’s commitment of N500…
- 29 Sept 2020
Coca-Cola, Red Cross Society Expand Fight Against COVID-19 In Nigeria
In a bid to support the fight against the Coronavirus disease, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) along with its national society Nigerian Red Cross (NRC) has…
- 24 Apr 2020
UNICEF, IHS Towers Join Forces to Support Nigeria’s COVID-19 Response
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has accepted $170,000 contribution from IHS Nigeria, the largest subsidiary of IHS Towers. The contribution is to directly support the provision of medical…
- 3 May 2020
Dangote Foundation Engages 54gene Laboratory to Conduct 1,000 COVID-19 Test per day in Kano
The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), a philanthropic endeavour of Aliko Dangote, has contracted 54Gene, a molecular diagnostics company specialized in research, and diagnostics, to immediately set up…
- 31 Jul 2020
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu Commissions First Indigenous Medical Face Mask Factory in Lagos
The first indigenous medically graded face mask manufacturing company has opened in Lagos State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, opened the O-Care Medical Face Mask factory in Odofin…
- 6 Nov 2020
Airtel Commences Renovation of Infectious Disease Centre at LUTH
Airtel Nigeria has commenced the refurbishing and equipping of a 4-storey infectious disease center and admission facility for the use of Specialist Units in the Department of Medicine at the Lagos…
- 25 May 2026
FG Classifies Ebola Importation into Nigeria as High Risk
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has classified the risk of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) importation into Nigeria as high amid the ongoing outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of…
- 20 Aug 2020
Coca-Cola Champions Partnerships Towards Plastic Waste Reduction, Creates Green Recycling Hubs Across Abuja & Lagos
Coca-Cola, through its philanthropic arm, The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) has recently provided a grant to the Initiative For The Advancement of Waste Management in Africa (W.A.S.T.E AFRICA), a…
- 23 Aug 2020
Airtel Nigeria Support Law to Safeguard Telecoms Infrastructure
Mr Segun Ogunsanya, managing director/CEO of Airtel Nigeria, has said that there is an urgent need for the local authorities to come up with laws to protect infrastructure in the telecommunications…
- 31 May 2020
FG Hopes Methanol will Improve Economy
Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of Science and Technology, has said that the use of methanol will help improve the economy and provide jobs amidst COVID 19 and after. Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of…
- 25 Oct 2020
Working from Home Remains the Best Approach to Curb COVID-19 - CWG’s Head of HR
Mrs, Tinu Adeyemi, Group Head, Human Resources & General Services at CWG PLC, has claimed that amid the global COVID-19, working from home remained the most effective approach to help curb the…
- 26 Sept 2021
NCDC Lauds Airtel for Support Towards COVID-19 Response
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has lauded Airtel Nigeria for its role and support towards the COVID-19 pandemic response in Nigeria, commending the telco for deploying its resources in…
- 23 Nov 2020
HealthPlus Crisis: Mrs George Unfair to Me- Leo Stan Ekeh
Leo Stan Ekeh, founder of Zinox group and serial investor, has cleared the air on the controversy surrounding his role in the troubled HealthPlus, Nigerian healthcare firm. Leo Stan Ekeh In a…
- 23 Jun 2020
Coca-Cola Commits $17M in COVID-19 Response Across Africa
Coca-Cola in Africa, and its bottling partners (the “Coca-Cola System”) and The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF), in partnership with NGOs have been deploying a range of resources, including capabilities,…
- 24 Jun 2020
African Datacentre Operators Back Free Hosting
Datacentre operators in Africa have highlighted the rationale behind their decision last month to start offering free cloud hosting for applications in an effort to curb COVID-19. In a statement,…
- 28 Jul 2021
Field Intelligence Expands into Eleven New Cities Across East & West Africa
Field Intelligence, the health tech startup that is digitising the supply chain and transforming access to essential, life-saving medicine, has announced its expansion into Rivers, Edo, Kaduna, Kano,…