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- 17 Apr 2025
OOUTH Commends IHS Nigeria, UNICEF for Life-Saving Oxygen Plant Donation
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…
- 26 Jul 2026
NCDC Waxes Worriedly over States’ Preparedness for Ebola, Other Diseases
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised concerns over gaps in states’ preparedness to tackle outbreaks of Ebola, cholera, Lassa fever and other infectious diseases,…
- 30 Jul 2025
NCDC Unveils Toolkit to Strengthen Disease Surveillance, Forecast Outbreaks
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has launched a pioneering toolkit designed to strengthen disease surveillance and forecast outbreaks, positioning the country for a more…
- 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…
- 23 Mar 2025
NGO Blasts MultiChoice for Tariff Hike in Nigeria, Slash in South Africa
Save the Consumers, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has condemned MultiChoice for reducing prices for its DStv and Gotv services in South Africa while hiking the same in Nigeria. The NGO…
- 11 Jan 2010
MTN Unveils Group Connect for Seamless Conference Calls
In its resolve to empower Nigerian businesses, Nigeria’s leading telecommunications company, MTN has unveiled a new service called MTN Group Connect. According to Derek Appiah,…
- 15 Nov 2022
OneHealth Launches App for Africans Living with Non-Communicable Diseases
With the aim of helping Africans living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like arthritis, high cholesterol, cancer, diabetes, hypertension, sickle cell anemia, heart diseases and so on, live…
- 22 Nov 2022
USTDA, Zipline Partner to Expand West Africa Healthcare Access through Drone Technology
The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a grant to global instant logistics service company, Zipline for a feasibility study to expand healthcare access in Ghana and…
- 11 Mar 2021
Uk Pledges to Support Nigeria Deliver Affordable, Safe and Secure Digital Access to Underserved & Unserved Coomunities
The UK Government has pledged to support Nigeria in its inclusive digital economic agenda to promote the growth of the Nigeria tech ecosystem and close the digital divide in Nigeria. They made this…
- 16 Jun 2015
Smile Boosts First Consultants’ Telemedicine with SMiFi
Smile Communications Nigeria Limited has provided First Consultants Medical Center (FCMC), Obalende, Lagos, with SMiFi routers, in ifurtherance of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)…
- 4 Sept 2013
Chukwu, Health Minister for 1st Nigeria e-Health Summit
Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, minister of Health is scheduled to Lagos declare open the first Nigeria eHealth Summit as part of the 2013 West African Health (WAH) Conference & Exhibition. The…
- 6 Jan 2020
Ecobank Extols Financial Inclusion Drive, Adopts Reduced Bank Charges
Ecobank Nigeria has complied with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recent directive on the reduction of bank charges. The bank commended the CBN for taking bold steps to further strengthen the financial…
- 19 Mar 2020
FG Launches 112, National Emergency Toll-Free Number
President Muhammadu Buhari has launched 112 - a National Emergency Toll-Free Number and urged Nigerians to make use of the number in cases of emergency. President Muhammadu Buhari At the launch in…
- 22 Feb 2013
Mobile Money is Not Game for Banks – Asolo
Peter Asolo is chief executive officer, PetVini Global Concept Limited, a mobile payment solution provider - cross-border remittances and m-commerce. Asolo was an assistant general manager, GistMe…
- 14 Apr 2025
Sanwo-Olu, Others Grace Launch of 50-Bed Hospital in Surulere by Avon Medical
Avon Medical, a subsidiary of Heirs Holdings has officially launched an ultramodern hospital facility in Surulere, Lagos. L-R: Emmanuel Nnorom - Group CEO, Heirs Holdings; Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi, Special…
- 21 Oct 2021
Nigerians Made 34m Emergency Calls in 8 Months- NCC
Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that Nigerians made about 34 million emergency calls between January and August 2021. Danbatta…
- 28 Oct 2016
IoT, Catalyst for Nigeria’s Smart Cities – Vodacom Boss
Futurists have long painted a vision of the revolutionary “smart city”; a gleaming metropolis of clean streets and punctual public transport, where issues of crime, congestion and pollution…
- 12 May 2020
Nigerians Cry out as Banks Deduct Stamp Duty on Transactions
Banks may have added to the worry of Nigerians who are already struggling to make out a living during the period of COVID-19 crisis as payment of stamp duty takes effect. The Finance Act, 2019…
- 24 Aug 2017
Hate Speech: FG Directs NBC to Sanction Erring Stations
Federal government has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to sanction any radio or television station that broadcasts hate speech, as part of efforts to stem the growing tide of hate…
- 4 May 2026
Why African Crypto Brands must Communicate like Banks, Not Startups
By John Kokome Across Africa, cryptocurrency has evolved from a fringe experiment into a serious financial instrument. From remittances and cross-border trade to inflation hedging and digital…
- 22 Mar 2020
Broadband: FG Urges Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to Focus on Underserved, Unserved Areas
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged mobile network operators (MNOs) to ensure full attainment of the targets set in the new National Broadband Plan 2020-2025 by giving special attention to unserved…
- 3 Sept 2018
Computer Village relocatiion: Stakeholders Endorse Project
Stakeholders at the Computer Village market have thrown their weight behind the planned relocation of the popular market from Ikeja Lagos to Katangowa area of Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development…
- 29 Jan 2026
Moniepoint Marks 10 Years of Transforming Nigerian Businesses
Moniepoint Inc., Nigeria's definitive platform for small businesses and Africa’s all-in-one financial ecosystem, today released its 2025 Year in Review, marking a decade of "financial happiness" and…
- 22 Oct 2021
NCC’s Emergency Communications Centres Enhance Citizens’ Safety, National Security – Danbatta
Prof. Umar GarbaDanbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the Commission’s Emergency Communications Centres (ECC) have become a rallying…
- 24 Jul 2023
Heirs Insurance Group Launches Mobile App, Chatbot, USSD Channels
Insurance companies, Heirs General Insurance (HGI) and Heirs Life Assurance (HLA), subsidiaries of Heirs Holdings, launched multiple digital channels, making insurance transactions easier for…
- 24 Aug 2015
Okere’s Six Cardinal sins Affecting ATM Accessibility in Nigeria
“Bauchi Deputy Governor Can’t Access Cash at ATMs”, the headlines screamed on July 1 2015. Apparently, there was no money in any of the three ATMs that the Deputy Governor tried, just to access N20k,…
- 5 Jul 2016
Six Cardinal Sins affecting ATM Accessibility in Nigeria.
“Bauchi Deputy Governor Can’t Access Cash At ATMs”, the headlines screamed on Jul 1 2015. Apparently, there was no money in any of the three ATMs that the Deputy Governor tried, just to access N20k,…
- 25 Jun 2020
Infobip Deploys Cloud Contact Centre Solution at Ikeja Electric
Infobip’s reputation as the leading provider of cloud communication solutions, as well as its extensive track record as the service provider of choice to many of the world’s top brands, has been…
- 23 Feb 2015
Sterling Bank Partners NAPPS on Capacity Building
Sterling Bank Plc is in partnership with the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Lagos Chapter, as part of its commitment and contribution to enhancing capacity building…
- 22 Mar 2024
National Economic Council Endorses $617m Digital Enterprises Programme
National Economic Council (NEC) has endorsed the implementation of the $617.7 million Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (i-DICE) programme in the 36 states of the federation and the…