28 results
- 13 Nov 2014
MTN Woos 219m Customers to “United Against Ebola” Initiative
MTN Group has invited its over 219 million customers across Africa and the Middle East to join hands with the company in a 3-month campaign, starting 1 December, to raise funds for a “United Against…
- 3 Nov 2014
ITU, GSMA, Internet Society Unite in Fight Against Ebola
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the GSMA and the Internet Society (ISOC), announced that they are joining forces in the fight against Ebola. The three organizations will bring together…
- 19 May 2016
How Digital ‘Wallets’ Payments To Ebola Workers Saved Lives, $10m- UN
Mobile phones serving as digital “wallets” for payments to response workers proved an invaluable tool in Sierra Leone’s response to the Ebola crisis, according to a new study from the United…
- 25 Aug 2014
Ebola: MMA Gets Additional Screening Equipment
In a bid to further strengthen current efforts at containing the spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Nigeria, the United States Government has donated equipment worth 5,000 US Dollars to…
- 12 Nov 2014
UBA Commits $1m to Ebola Fight, Elumelu Canvasses Corporate Africa Support
Tony O Elumelu, United Bank for Africa (UBA) board chairman, has announced the donation of $1million, to assist the fight against Ebola, currently present in three West African countries, where UBA…
- 24 Jan 2015
UBA to Invest $2.2m on Nigerian Infrastructural Projects- Oduoza
United Bank for Africa (UBA) is looking to invest around 2.2 million dollars into the Nigerian infrastructure projects after concerns about the spread of Ebola halted the bank’s plans for regional…
- 4 Aug 2014
Rumours of Test of Jonathan’s Aides for Ebola in US Stirs Controversy
Controversy has been trailing the screening of the high profile participants including the alleged test of Nigerian delegation to the Africa summit taking place in Washington, United States for the…
- 1 Aug 2014
Ebola: Panic in Anambra over Corpse from Liberia, Prof Maurice Iwu Claims Cure
There was palpable tension in Anambra State, Thursday, as the state government raises the alarm over suspected Ebola-infected corpse flown from Liberia to the state through Lagos. This is coming as a…
- 12 Dec 2014
Ebola Deaths Hit 6,583
Nearly 6,600 people have now died from the Ebola virus, almost all of them in west Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. The UN health agency reported that as of December 10, there…
- 10 Sept 2014
Bill Gates offers Nigeria, Others N8Bn to Fight Ebola
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has said that it will commit $50m to support the scale up of emergency efforts to contain the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Nigeria and other countries trying…
- 8 Oct 2014
Nigeria Uses Android App with Facebook to Beat Ebola
When Nigeria was hit by its first outbreak of the Ebola virus, health workers monitoring suspected cases armed themselves with mobile phones and an Android app that cut the time it took to…
- 8 May 2015
OBJ Foundation Sacks Trustee over $4.9m Money Laundry Scheme
Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation, has revealed that it has relieved a woman of her position in the foundation after reports surfaced showing that she helped some Lebanese businessmen to launder millions…
- 10 Dec 2014
UN Predicts Growth in Nigerian, Global Economies in 2015
The global economy will grow by more than 3 percent in 2015 and 2016, the United Nations predicted Wednesday, but that growth will be uneven in some regions. The U.N.'s annual economic report said…
- 14 Oct 2014
Four Chibok Girls Escape from Boko Haram Militants
Four of the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militant Islamist sect Boko Haram have escaped, raising hopes for the young ones still held captive, according to a report published by New York…
- 11 Aug 2014
Ebola Vaccine Ready, for Trial Next Month
World Health Organization (WHO) has said that clinical trials of a preventative vaccine for the Ebola virus made by GlaxoSmithKline, British pharmaceutical company, may begin next month and be made…
- 11 Jun 2015
Police Moves to Arrest Perm Sec., Others Over N1.9Bn Ebola Fund
Officials of the Federal Ministry of Health, yesterday in Abuja, prevented Policemen from arresting Linus Awute, permanent secretary and other top officials of the Ministry over the management of the…
- 12 Dec 2014
Nigerians Celebrities Accomplish Landmark on Twitter
Dapo Oyebanji, award winning and multi talented singer, popularly known as “Koko Master”, or D’Banj @iamdbanj recently joined the league of Twitteratis with Highest numbers of followers in Nigeria.…
- 26 Aug 2014
Ebola Fight Needs $430m to End Record Outbreak-WHO
More than $430 million will be needed to bring the worst Ebola outbreak on record under control, according to a draft document laying out the World Health Organization’s (WHO) battle strategy. The…
- 29 Oct 2018
5 Things We Learnt From The Global Handwashing Day Event
Hand hygiene is a life saver and the easiest way of living the healthy lifestyle was the message communicated to Nigerians during this year's Global Handwashing Day on October 15 with the theme…
- 7 Jun 2016
WED2016: Tracking Illegal Wildlife Trade with #BigData
To mark World Environment Day 2016 on 5 June, ITU explores the role of Big Data in preventing the illegal wildlife trade. WED 2016 Great apes have disappeared from Gambia, Burkina Faso, Benin and…
- 20 Apr 2021
US Disease Control Agency Appoints Dr Adetinuke Boyd as New Country Director for Nigeria
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has appointed Dr. Mary Adetinuke Boyd as the new Country Director for Nigeria. The US Mission in Nigeria made this known in a statement…
- 14 Dec 2014
“Youths are Africa’s future” says UBA CEO
Phillips Oduoza, group managing director and CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has said that the future progress of Africa, as a continent, is in the hands of its youthful population. He said…
- 11 Nov 2014
Nigerians Spend Over N18Bn Annually on UAE Visas, 99% Trade Informal
Ibrahim Auwalu,Nigerian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has hinted that Nigerians spend more than 110 million dollars (N18 billion) annually on UAE visas.‎ This also follows the…
- 16 Nov 2014
Road Traffic Crashes Claim 1,991 Lives in Lagos – FRSC
No fewer than 1,991 lives were lost to road accidents within four years in Lagos State, according to Hyginus Omeje, state Sector commander, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). Omeje, made the…
- 19 Sept 2014
CBN Berates Banks for not Lending to Real Sector
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the weekend berated Deposit Money Bank for not lending to the real sector of the economy. Godwin Emefiele, governor of…
- 14 Dec 2014
Technology, Others Cost Nigeria $2.5Bn Tourism Revenue- Robinson
Cherae Robinson is the founder of Rare Customs, a company focused on embedding American SME's in emerging market tourism trends. Originally from Brentwood, NY, she is a traveler and connector…
- 11 Aug 2016
UNAIDS, StarTimes Set to Collaborate on Anti-AIDS TV Content in Africa
UNAIDS and StarTimes are in extensive discussions over a robust collaboration roadmap targeted at delivering anti-HIV/AIDS TV content for increased awareness and positive reorientation to Africans…
- 25 May 2015
AfDB Sees Africa's GDP Growth Nearing Pre-crisis Levels
African economies will grow 4.5 percent this year and 5 percent in 2016, approaching levels last seen before the 2007 global financial crisis, as economic prospects improve worldwide, the African…