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- 3 May 2018
Digital Insurance Platform Firm Launches Flexicare
AutoGenius, a leading digital insurance platform, has launched FlexiCare, an affordable health insurance product in partnership with Reliance HMO. According to a statement, the insurance product…
- 21 Dec 2025
US Okays $2.1Bn for Christian Healthcare in Nigeria
The United States has signed a five-year agreement with Nigeria to strengthen its health system, with a strong emphasis on promoting Christian faith-based health care providers. The Department of…
- 20 Jun 2024
Afreximbank, CDC Announce $2Bn Investment to Boost Health Sector
The African Export-Import Bank and Africa CDC have unveiled a US$2 billion facility for Africa’s health and pharmaceutical products manufacturing. According to a statement issued by Afreximbank on…
- 20 May 2022
FG Approves Tax Reliefs & Other Incentives for Startups
The Federal Executive Council approved a plan to incentivise and further harness Nigeria's digital innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, during its meeting on 18th May, 2022. This followed the…
- 7 May 2012
ICT As A Tool in Solving Global Health Challenges
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and its sister agency from Ministry of Environment, National Environmental Standard and Regulatory Enforcement Agency, (Nesrea) are engage in a battle over…
- 11 Mar 2024
Building Resilience: Six Simple Climate Solutions for Big Impact in Nigeria
By Grace Oluchi Mbah, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Climate Action Africa Nigeria, a nation brimming with potential, faces a significant challenge: climate change. In 2023, Nigeria actually…
- 8 Sept 2019
MainOne, CcHub, Others Partner for 2019 PitchDrive Asia Tour Stories
The second edition of Co-Creation Hub’s PitchDrive tech tour is currently underway. Ten selected startups utilising hardware and deep technology tools in their businesses are travelling through five…
- 28 Sept 2025
IHS Nigeria, HSES Partner to Promote Environmental Sustainability and Public Health in the FCT
IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited (NYSE: IHS) (“IHS Towers”) group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by…
- 1 Feb 2021
Nigeria Monetary Policy Makers in Tight Spot as Stagflation Takes Hold
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Nigerian monetary policymakers face three main pressures this quarter: the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a pressing need for economic stimulus in…
- 13 Jan 2022
Nigerian Businesses Record 2,308 Cyber Attacks Weekly - Report
Worldwide, the number of attacks experienced per business each week is 870 on average – alarmingly, in Nigeria, this weekly figure is 2 308 across all industry sectors collectively. The more-granular…
- 1 Aug 2017
Opinion: Is Nigeria poised for an Economic Rebound?
It has certainly been a lively year for the Nigerian economy as it continues to diversify away from oil reliance while juggling with a currency crisis and Dollar shortages created by low oil prices.…
- 15 Sept 2024
VCON 2024: QNET Boosts Wellness Products with Cutting-Edge Technology
QNET, a leading brand in the global direct selling industry, has disclosed significant improvements to its health and wellness products, leveraging the latest advancements in technology. This…
- 25 Sept 2020
Peace House Charity Foundation Seeks for DCTC Intervention
Mallam Kashifu InuwaAbdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), asserted that if we do not empower our people, they become a problem to the society in…
- 20 Feb 2022
Nigeria, 5 Others Get WHO Technology to Produce mRNA Vaccines
World Health Organisation (WHO),has name Nigeria among five other African countries that will receive its needed technology to establish mRNA vaccine production in Africa. The global health body…
- 8 Apr 2024
Remedial Health Unveils New App with Digital POS to power operations for Africa’s Neighbourhood Pharmacies
Remedial Health, a health tech startup that develops solutions to make Africas pharmaceutical value chain more efficient has unveiled an updated version of its customer-facing app, designed to…
- 26 Mar 2026
IFC Invests $45m to Green African Telecom Sites
Clean and reliable power for telecom networks in Ethiopia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone will be expanded following a $45 million investment by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in IPT…
- 2 Aug 2013
Okonkwo, Anambra Guber Candidate to Use ICT to Rebuild State
Away from the politics of moral outrage that has characterized the epic race for governorship of Anambra state, Chief Sylvester Okonkwo, a gubernatorial candidate in the forthcoming election in the…
- 28 Feb 2020
Nigeria Economic Outlook Threatened by Coronavirus Outbreak
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, The dramatic and fast-moving consequences of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak threaten an otherwise resilient outlook for Nigeria’s economy,…
- 14 Aug 2016
Stakeholders Seeks Govt Intervention on Bandwidth Issues
Worried by barrage of problems militating against provision of broadband internet in the country especially on transmission link, stakeholders in the ecosystem have urged the federal government as a…
- 25 Mar 2026
EU Pumps €290m into Nigeria’s Digital, Health, Agri Sectors
European Union has unveiled a €290 million investment package for Nigeria, targeting key sectors including digital infrastructure, healthcare manufacturing, agriculture, and migration management. The…
- 8 Jun 2026
Harvard University Commends Establishment of NASENI-Troment Factory To Eradicate Diseases
About 85 global medical professionals, scientists and policymakers participating in the "Science of Defeating Malaria", leadership development course and initiative from Harvard University, USA, have…
- 24 Apr 2020
Smart Automation is silver lining in Post Covid-19 crisis-DG NITDA
Mallam KashifuInuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) declared that in every crisis there is a hidden opportunity, and the opportunity in this…
- 20 Oct 2021
Konga Rated Cheapest, Most Reliable Source of Computers for Leading Brands
Konga, Nigeria’s foremost e-commerce giant, has been identified as the leading source for the most reliable and best-priced genuine PCs and laptops from top global brands in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest…
- 29 Aug 2017
Opinion: Will Nigeria Shock the Global Arena in H2?
The largest economy in Africa has certainly had a presence in the third quarter of 2017. Investors across the globe are becoming increasingly optimistic over Nigeria’s economic outlook, as the nation…
- 21 Oct 2020
Group Warns of Influx of GM Crops, Foods
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), non-governmental organisation, has raised the alarm over the influx of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) crops and foods in the country, alleging…
- 31 May 2022
Nigerian Nation Security Policies: Shaping the Commercial Space & Satellite Arena
By Andrew Aroh Commercial Space & Satellite capabilities are increasingly important to the ability of Nigeria to achieve its national security objectives. Consequently, fostering Commercial Space…
- 19 Jul 2020
Softcom Advocates for Human-Centred Technology to Meet SDGs in COVID-19 Era
Softcom Limited, an indigenous and innovative technology company, has recommended the use of human-centred technology to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in this COVID-19 era.…
- 26 May 2020
Global Leaders @ 2nd UBA Africa Day Conversations Urge Government, Private Sector Collaboration
United Bank for Africa (UBA) celebrated Africa Day 2020, by bringing together global leaders at the 2nd UBA Africa Day Conversations, screened live across the continent. UBA helps set the debate…
- 5 Aug 2024
PlungeSmile, Powered by Reliance Infosystem, Targets 1m School Children Across Africa in its CSR Initiative
Reliance Infosystem Group, through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm, PlungeSmile Foundation, over the weekend in Lagos, reached out to corporate bodies for support in its drive to reach…
- 15 Dec 2022
Ventures Platform Closes its Pan-African Fund Above the Initial Target at $46M
Ventures Platform, the pan-African VC firm championing the next generation of African technology entrepreneurs, has announced the final close of its early-stage and intercontinental fund, at $46M.…