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Amina Mohammed: Poverty declining in Africa but 428m people still trapped in it

    Amina Mohammed: Poverty declining in Africa but 428m people still trapped in it

Amina Mohammed, deputy secretary-general of United Nations, says poverty is declining in Africa but 428 million people are still living in it. Mohammed said this at the sixth session of the

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‘Vaccinated almost a billion children, spent $53.8bn’ — Bill, Melinda reflect as Gates Foundation clocks 20

    ‘Vaccinated almost a billion children, spent $53.8bn’ — Bill, Melinda reflect as Gates Foundation clocks 20

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is 20 years old.  On Monday, Bill and Melinda Gates share their 2020 annual letter, “Why We Swing for the Fences: Reflecting on the First

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Report: 2m Nigerian children risk dying of pneumonia

    Report: 2m Nigerian children risk dying of pneumonia

A new study says about two million Nigerian children under the age of five could die from pneumonia in the next decade. According to the report, Nigeria currently records more

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Number of out-of-school girls disturbing, says Buhari

    Number of out-of-school girls disturbing, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is disturbed by the number of out-of-school girls in the country. Buhari spoke on Thursday while inaugurating the headquarters of the federal ministry of women

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Bauchi community ‘takes pregnant women to the hospital on donkeys’

    Bauchi community ‘takes pregnant women to the hospital on donkeys’

Some communities in Misau local government area of Bauchi state say they use donkeys and ox-drawn trucks to transport pregnant

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Dangote, Gates, NAFDAC plan to achieve 90% food fortification in Nigeria by 2020

    Dangote, Gates, NAFDAC plan to achieve 90% food fortification in Nigeria by 2020

Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Group, says food producers in Nigeria are working with the government to hit a compliance

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House of reps approves free basic education for ALL Nigerians

    House of reps approves free basic education for ALL Nigerians

A bill seeking to make basic education free and compulsory for all Nigerians has passed second reading in the house

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Thera Connect wins $1,000 in Project Enable Africa, US Consulate PWD hackathon

    Thera Connect wins $1,000 in Project Enable Africa, US Consulate PWD hackathon

Thera Connect, a team of tech enthusiasts, has won $1,000 in a two-day hackathon organised by Project Enable Africa, in

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UNICEF official: It’s impossible to achieve SDGs target without tackling the challenges in Nigeria

    UNICEF official: It’s impossible to achieve SDGs target without tackling the challenges in Nigeria

Annefrida Kisesa-Mkusa, UNICEF chief field service coordinator for Nigeria, says a lot depends on Nigeria for the world to achieve

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Injectables rise to become ‘most-used contraceptive’ in Nigeria

    Injectables rise to become ‘most-used contraceptive’ in Nigeria

Injectables have overtaken short-term contraceptives to become the most used method for family planning in Nigeria, a new UN-backed report

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