Active telecom subscribers hit 212 million
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta , yesterday, announced that active telecom subscribers in Nigeria grew from 400,000 […]
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‘One psychiatrist to one million Nigerians alarming’
President, Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria, Prof. Taiwo Obindo, says Nigeria currently has one qualified psychiatric doctor for about a million people. “This development has […]
1.6 million Nigerians with HIV on treatment – NACA
Lara Adejoro The National Agency for the Control of AIDS says 1,619,133 out of the 1.9 million Nigerians living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus are now […]
Nearly 40 million children miss measles vaccination –Report
Lara Adejoro The World Health Organisation and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunisation has dropped significantly since the beginning […]
Shelter Afrique approves $19.5 million credit to Nigerian firm
Shelter Afrique has extended a USD19.5 million line of credit to Lagos-based real estate firm, Mixta Real Estate PLC. The seven-year facility with a moratorium […]
779 million Africans lack sanitation services – WHO
Lara Adejoro The World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, has said that 779 million people in Africa lack basic sanitation services. […]
Malaria: Kano to distribute eight million treated nets
Tukur Muntari In collaboration with development partners, the Kano state government would distribute insecticide-treated nets across the 44 Local Government Areas of the state. The […]
N1 million for grab at maiden Ote-4-Wealth National football tourney
At least 800 young football players are expected in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, for a national grassroots football competition codenamed ‘Ote-4-Wealth National Football Tourney’ […]