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- 13 Sept 2017
Nigeria’s Healthcare Sector Requires Disruptive Innovative Approach- PHN
Nigeria’s healthcare sector has received billions in grants; however, the inadequacy of current health programs and stagnated results necessitates bold and disruptive innovative approaches to…
- 2 Feb 2024
MTN Foundation Partners with PSHAN to Upgrade Health Centres Across Nigeria
MTN Foundation signed a partnership agreement with the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PHSAN) at the MTN Atlantis office to upgrade Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) under the “What Can We…
- 26 Sept 2017
NIS 2017's 9-Point Communiqué Identifies Needs for Innovation in Nigeria
Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS) 2017 edition has raised eight key points that focus on the needs for the country, businesses, organisations, entrepreneurs to become more innovative and apply…
- 18 Jul 2022
Medical Experts Advocate for Universal Health Coverage and Effective Primary Health Care
To strengthen health security and a decentralized health system in Nigeria with regards to epidemic preparedness, the Federal Government of Nigeria has been encouraged to not only pay keen attention…
- 16 Apr 2018
AfDB Supports Nigeria’s Healthcare Sector
Nigeria’s largest healthcare market lacks an adequate supply of quality secondary and tertiary healthcare facilities with only about 700 to 1,000 quality beds for a population of over 21 million…
- 18 Sept 2017
Technology, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Nigeria’s Hope for Survival- NIS
Nigeria Innovation Summit has once again conveyed messages on the need for Nigeria, businesses and entrepreneurs, to embrace technology and innovation so as to drive a sustainable economic growth.…
- 1 Dec 2016
Hauwei Donates N50m to Eradicate Malaria
Hauwei Technologies has donated N50million to Access Bank and other private sector companies in support of the campaign to eradicate malaria in the country. The presentation was done at the press…
- 21 Aug 2017
Nigeria Innovation Summit Gathers Momentum, Speakers Unveiled
The Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS), an international annual event that promotes innovation in Nigeria is set to once again gather stakeholders across all sectors of Nigeria's economy to share ideas,…
- 23 Nov 2017
IFC Invests to aid Better Access to Quality and Affordable Healthcare in Nigeria
International Finance Corporation (IFC) the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets has announced that it recently committed an equity investment of…
- 15 Feb 2021
All You Need to Know About Four Organisations Supporting Nigeria with COVID Vaccines
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced its goal to vaccinate 50 percent of the Nigerian population against COVID-19 in 2021. In order to achieve this goal and augment its efforts, it has…
- 7 Dec 2015
AGPMPN, Medismarts to Deploy EMR at 2,000 Hospitals in Lagos
The Association of General Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN) Lagos and Medismarts have announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement that will see Medismarts deploy its…
- 7 Oct 2013
A4AI Launches to Stimulate Global Policy Reform, Lower Access Costs
Global sponsors Google, Omidyar Network, UK DFID and USAID joined by a host of governments, tech companies , a diverse group of private and public sector players came together to launch the Alliance…
- 3 Dec 2012
GE Commits to Development of Nigeria – Angbazo
Lazarus Angbazo, president and CEO, General Electric (GE) Nigeria, has said that the company is committed to the sustainable development of Nigeria. Angbazo made this remark ahead of the 18th…
- 17 Nov 2009
Nitda: the Goad of IT in Nigeria
Information technology (IT), as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), is "the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based…
- 6 Jun 2024
Experts Say GMO Poses Food Sovereignty Risk
Global Prolife Alliance (GPA), a global health organization has again warned that genetically modified organisms (GMO) foods are unsafe for human consumption. GPA also claimed that the promoters of…
- 28 Sept 2018
UBA Foundation, Gavi Launch New Partnership for Africa
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa Group, have joined together to strengthen health systems and raise awareness…
- 4 Oct 2016
AfICTA ‘16 Summit to Discuss IoT & Africa’s Development
How best the Internet of Things (IoT) phenomenon will help advance and sustain Africa's development in the areas of health service delivery, e-government, e-commerce, job creation and overall…
- 19 Nov 2012
Profitability, New Investors Bolster UBN Confidence
Increased volatility in the volume and price of Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) shares at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is suggesting renewed investors’ confidence on the bank which has just emerged…
- 6 Apr 2010
Nitda Steers Quiet ICT Revolution, Commends Nigeria CommunicationsWeek
National Information Technology Development Agency (Nitda) is constructing a robust information society with the aim of developing the country’s technical brain power and transforming it into…
- 31 Aug 2015
A4AI Names Johnson, Former CommTech Minster New Chair
Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) has announced that Dr. Omobola Johnson, the immediate past Minister of Communication Technology of Nigeria, has joined A4AI as its Honorary Chairperson.…
- 7 May 2024
What We Can Learn from Africa’s Small Business Success Stories
By Gerald Maithya, General Manager, Microsoft Africa Transformation Office Africa is often hailed as the birthplace of some of the world’s most exciting tech startups. From Cape to Cairo, small…
- 26 Jul 2017
Vodacom Says IoT will Transform Lives, Healthcare Delivery in Nigeria
Lanre Kolade, Managing Director of Vodacom Business Nigeria, has said that increasing numbers of people seeking healthcare services, rising costs and pressure to innovate, raises the need for the…
- 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…
- 4 Jan 2016
Signal Alliance, Galaxy Backbone, Microsoft Promote Technology for Efficiency in Government
As government begins to strategize and come up with policies that will transform the Nigerian economy in 2016, Signal Alliance, Galaxy Backbone, Microsoft and Link Development Company presented…
- 1 Mar 2021
UK Envoy Hosts High-Level Dialogue on Nature-Based Solutions in Nigeria
Over 100 participants from Nigeria including from Federal and State Governments, Civil Society Groups, Non-Governmental Organisations and International development partners, took part in a virtual…
- 27 Apr 2009
Stakeholders Advocate Increased Investment in ICT
Stakeholders in the Information and Communications Technology sector of the country’s economy have urged both government and private organizations to increase investment in the information and…
- 21 May 2013
Signal Alliance, SAP Partner on Asset Management Solution
Signal Alliance a foremost systems integration ICT company has partnered SAP, the global leader in enterprise business solutions to offer best in class business planning and execution solutions…
- 14 Jan 2019
Lagos Guber debate: ICT, security, education, others take centre stage
Information technology, Security, education, health and fight against corruption were among areas that took the centre stage of discussion at the gubernatorial debate organised by the Diocese of…
- 20 May 2018
Nkemdilim to Speak in South Korea on Africa Innovation
Nkemdilim Begho, Chief Executive Officer of Future Software Resources Limited, will join Heads of African State, Delegations of 80 member countries, international organizations, government…
- 3 Feb 2021
Ogun State Inks MoU with Fan Milk to Establish Odeda Farm Institute
Fan Milk Plc, a Danone Company, signed a partnership agreement with the Ogun State Government to establish its flagship dairy farm at the Odeda Farm Institute, in the Odeda Local Government Area. The…