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On December 8, 2021, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Lagos State Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to improve access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. The MOU is the first step towards enhancing urban water service delivery in Lagos State by improving infrastructure and accountability, strengthening regulatory […]

UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women is launching the Nigeria chapter of the Unstereotype Alliance – a global coalition committed to ending harmful stereotypes in media and advertising. The Unstereotype Alliance is a thought and action platform that unites the influence of the advertising, media, and marketing community […]

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) celebrates the 20th anniversary of its establishment in Nigeria. The Nigeria country office was established in November 2001 to support the government of Nigeria to improve disease surveillance systems, build institutional competencies, and expand human resources for health capacities. At the 20th anniversary event, U.S. Embassy Deputy […]

On Wednesday, the U.S. Consulate General concluded a three-day capacity building program for 100 police officers and civil defense operatives as part of efforts to counter gender-based violence in Nigeria. Supported by the U.S. Consulate General, the workshop was organized in partnership with the U.S.-based International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the Women […]

Radisson Hotel Group (https://bit.ly/3ozC7Sl), one of the world’s leading hotel groups, looks optimistically towards 2022 as it positively culminates the year with numerous milestones achieved in Africa over the past twelve months. The Group set a record in the continent this year with 14 signings to date, adding over 2,500 rooms to its African portfolio. […]

A 5-day Training of the Trainers targeting judges from African Judicial Training Institutes was held at the Sarova Stanley Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, from 29 November to 3rd December 2021, organized by UNESCO, in partnership with the African Court of Human and Peoples Rights. This training aimed at empowering judges to enhance their capacity to […]

U.S. Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard has highlighted the U.S. government’s commitment as well as Varian’s efforts to significantly improving public health outcomes in Nigeria.     Delivering remarks at a reception in honor of Varian and attended by members of the Nigeria’s oncology community, Ambassador Leonard noted that the United States continues to lead the world in medical research, innovation […]

HE Mr. Gabriel Aduda, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, met with HE Dr. Ali bin Ghanem Al-Hajri, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Nigeria. During the meeting, bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries were reviewed. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign […]

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by repeated attacks in Nigeria which forced more than 11,500 people to flee across the border into neighbouring Niger in November. Armed groups, locally called “bandits,” have repeatedly attacked villages in Sokoto State in Nigeria’s Northwest in recent weeks. The violence comes against the backdrop of intercommunal clashes […]

In preparation for the Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIA) in Borno State, the WHO Country Representative (WR), Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, has solicited advocacy train to the Shehu of Borno, Dr Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Al-Amin El-Kanemi, to canvass support for the success of the exercise.  The high-level meeting held at the Palace of the Shehu […]

Recognizing the vital importance of a free press and ‘the fourth Estate” to democracy and good governance, the U.S. Embassy and the Nigerian Guild of Editors co-launched today in Lagos the first of six media-focused Town Halls and Workshops that will take place across the country in the next several months. The capacity-building program will […]

More than 61 children still in captivity months after mass abduction by bandits; More than 780 children abducted for ransom in 2021; Many schools shutdown indefinitely because of rising insecurity. Nigerian authorities are failing children as at least 61 children in northern Nigeria remain in captivity, months after their abduction during mass attacks on schools […]

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E Jean-Claude Kassi Brou has received the letters of credence of two new Ambassadors at a ceremony at the ECOWAS Headquarters in Abuja. The newly accredited envoys are H.E Alhaji Rashid Bawa, High Commissioner of the Republic of Ghana to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and H.E Emmanuelle Blatmann, […]

In the wake of the lockdown at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a pregnant woman being rushed to the hospital lost her child because her doctor was delayed by the police at a stop and search point and then detained. Policemen conducting stop and search operations are confronted with fake passes presented by […]

Jump Capital has led the investment of $4.2m into Busha (www.Busha.co), an Africa-based cryptocurrency exchange. Cadenza Ventures, Blockwall Capital, CMT Digital, Greenhouse Capital, Raba Capital, and other investors also participated in the financing round.                                                           Since 2019, Busha has been scaling its services across Nigeria, and the new funding will go toward deepening its market positioning […]