The Society for Family Health (SFH) says its IntegratE 2.0 Project helped prevent approximately 15,000 malaria deaths among under-five children. Emeka Okafor, Group Director, SFH Donor Funded Portfolio, disclosed this on Wednesday in Lagos. He spoke at the close-out dissemination event for the Gates Foundation-funded IntegratE 2.0 Project. IntegratE is …
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, says the ongoing expansion of the Nigerian Army will strengthen its capacity to protect critical energy infrastructure and other strategic national assets. Shaibu stated this on Wednesday: “The Nigerian Army, when the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Renaissance Africa Energy …
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Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, a socio-cultural organisation, says it will unveil “Igbo Charter of Strategic Engagement for National Development” at the 2026 Igbo Day celebration in Umuahia. Its Global Publicity Secretary, Dr Ezechi Chukwu, said this on Wednesday during a news conference in Umuahia. Chukwu said the charter was developed by …
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The Delta State Police Command has arrested five suspected armed robbers in separate operations across Orerokpe, Ekpan and Agbor, recovering four locally made guns, three vehicles, three motorcycles, and a large quantity of suspected stolen property, including church musical equipment. The command said the coordinated operations were part of ongoing …
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LemFi has appointed Dr Haydar Daudu, a former adviser to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as its Head of Regulatory Affairs and Policy, West Africa, as the fintech strengthens its regulatory and policy engagement across the region. Daudu will lead LemFi’s regulatory and policy engagement across West Africa, with an initial …
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Uganda’s MTN Foundation, in partnership with Smart Girls Foundation Uganda, has celebrated the graduation of 201 young people who completed digital and vocational training programmes aimed at improving employment opportunities, entrepreneurship and economic independence. The graduating cohort included 183 participants from the Girls in Tech programme, while 18 young people completed vocational training …
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Circle Internet Group, Inc., a global internet financial platform, and Binance, operator of one of the world’s most widely used financial super apps, announced an expansion of their strategic partnership. The companies have entered into a new, five-year commercial agreement focused on expanding USDC access across emerging markets. Further, Binance has made a …
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Mastercard has introduced Mastercard Wallet Pay, a global portfolio of solutions designed to improve interoperability and expand digital payment capabilities for wallet providers across contactless payments, QR codes and online transactions. The company said digital wallets have evolved into multi-service platforms, with more than 4.3 billion users globally and usage expected …
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said travellers arriving from countries with active or relevant Ebola Virus Disease transmission may be required to complete health declaration forms as part of measures to prevent the importation and spread of the disease. The NCDC disclosed this in an interim …
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The Nigeria Police Force has reported a series of operational successes across 10 states, including the neutralisation of a suspected bandit, the rescue of seven victims and the arrest of suspected terrorists, kidnappers and murder suspects. The Force disclosed this in its state-by-state executive summary of operational successes released on …
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