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Partnership to provide 120m affordable COVID-19 rapid tests for poor countries

A set of agreements to make available, for low and middle-income countries, affordable, high-quality COVID-19 antigen rapid tests were announced on Monday, September 28,...

Tobacco responsible for 20% of deaths from coronary heart disease – Report

Every year, 1.9 million people die from tobacco-induced heart disease, according to a brief released on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 by the World Health Organisation...

UN chief seeks $35bn funding for WHO’s COVID-19 vaccine research

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday, September 10, 2020 called for a “quantum leap in funding” for the World Health Organisation’s (WHO)...

Over three billion people protected from harmful trans fat in their food – WHO

Two years into the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) effort to eliminate industrially produced trans fats from the global food supply, the UN body reports...

WHO roots for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccine in Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday, September 3, 2020 that donors and industry stakeholders should allocate sufficient resources to ensure African countries...

WHO, UNICEF congratulate Nigeria on ending wild poliovirus

The World Health Organisation (WHO)  and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have congratulated Nigeria on being declared free of the wild poliovirus WHO Regional Office...

Africa eradicates wild poliovirus

The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication officially declared on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 that the World Health Organisation (WHO) African...

Global Polio Eradication Initiative applauds Africa for wild polio-free certification

The Africa Regional Certification Commission on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 certified the World Health Organisation (WHO) African Region as wild polio-free after four years...

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NDDC releases N10bn to boost entrepreneurship in Niger Delta region

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has released N10 billion to the Niger Delta Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Trade,...
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Drone technology to be deployed for detailed Abuja topographical map

The Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation (OSGOF) has inaugurated a pioneering project to create a highly...

P-CNGi, LNG Arete sign pact for $27.3m gas plant project

The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi) and LNG Arete Ltd. on Friday, April 4, 2025, signed a Memorandum...

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NDDC releases N10bn to boost entrepreneurship in Niger Delta region

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has released N10...

Drone technology to be deployed for detailed Abuja topographical map

The Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation...