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Three young Nigerians launch ChatPay waitlist to simplify banking transactions directly on WhatsApp

Three Nigerian entrepreneurs have unveiled the public waitlist for ChatPay, a conversational banking...

SPIN inducts 79 sustainability professionals to strengthen corporate governance in Nigeria

The Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria (SPIN) has officially inducted 79 new members...

LASG announces landmark ARV procurement initiative, clarifies HIV data

‌The Lagos State Government (LASG) has dismissed reports suggesting that the state recorded...

Ultra-processed foods designed to drive addictive eating behaviours, new study warns

A newly published study has suggested that many ultra-processed foods are intentionally formulated...
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Airtel Nigeria expands 5G network with 1,000 new sites this year

Airtel Nigeria has expanded its telecommunications infrastructure with more than 1,000 additional 5G sites in 2026, as the company steps up efforts to improve...

LAWMA deploys more workers for Lagos sanitation exercise

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has deployed additional personnel and equipment to support the October monthly environmental sanitation exercise across Lagos State. The exercise...

Airtel Nigeria expands 5G network with 1,000 new sites this year

Airtel Nigeria has expanded its telecommunications infrastructure with more than 1,000 additional 5G sites in 2026, as the company steps up efforts to improve network coverage and meet rising demand for mobile internet services. The Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria, Dinesh Balsingh, announced the expansion on Friday during the launch of Airtel Open Network, a new feature on the My Airtel Africa app that allows subscribers to monitor network performance and report connectivity problems. Balsingh disclosed that the company installed more than 1,050 network sites during the last financial year,...
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Health

UNICEF warns that two in three Nigerian babies miss exclusive breastfeeding despite proven benefits

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed deep concern over Nigeria's low exclusive breastfeeding rate, revealing that two out of every three Nigerian...
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Health

Stakeholders urge stronger public-private partnership to transform Nigeria’s maternal healthcare

Stakeholders across Nigeria’s health sector have called for deeper collaboration among the government, private sector and development partners to drive maternal health reforms, strengthen...
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Health

Nigeria expands universal health coverage with GIFSHIP to reach informal workers nationwide

Nigeria has taken another step toward achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with the official launch of the Group, Individual and Family Social Health Insurance...
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Education

Seplat Energy’s education investment offers a roadmap for fixing Nigeria’s workforce skills gap

As Nigeria pursues industrialisation, digital transformation and greater global competitiveness, the country’s biggest infrastructure challenge may not be inadequate roads, unreliable electricity or congested...
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Health

COUTH launches free cervical, breast, and prostate cancer screening in Anambra from July 27-31

The Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Amaku, Awka, has commenced a one-week free medical screening programme offering cervical cancer screening (Pap smear),...
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Environment & Energy

FG reaffirms climate action drive, backs afforestation and tree planting for sustainable growth

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing proactive environmental policies designed to strengthen climate adaptation and mitigation efforts while promoting sustainable development...
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Education

Nigeria’s education reforms require stronger federal-state collaboration and data-driven planning

The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Olatunji Alausa, has said meaningful transformation of Nigeria’s education sector depends on closer collaboration between the Federal Government...
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Environment & Energy

Women in Energy Network expands academy to prepare female leaders for Nigeria’s energy reforms

Africa’s leading gender equity advocate, the Women in Energy Network (WIEN), has reaffirmed its commitment to preparing female professionals and entrepreneurs to benefit from...
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Health

WHO urges urgent hepatitis action as Bangladesh ranks among the top 10 countries with the highest burden

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified Bangladesh as one of the 10 countries carrying the world's highest hepatitis C burden, urging intensified efforts...
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