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Bill Gates urges Nigeria to sustain momentum for polio eradication

Bill Gates, Chair of Gates Foundation, has advised the Federal Government of Nigeria to continue its longstanding commitment to end polio transmission in the...

Saudi Arabia commits $500m to global polio eradication effort

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday, February 24, 2025, reaffirmed its $500 million pledge to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in a signing...

Nigeria celebrates three years of being polio-free

Nigeria once considered the most challenging country to end Polio disease, on Thursday, August 25, 2022, celebrated the three years of last reported case...

Nigeria steps up effort to sustain polio-free certification status

Nigeria has stepped up efforts to sustain its polio-free certification status certified by Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication, says the World...

Polio-Free Nigeria: Gates, Dangote, others hail achievement

Billionaire philanthropists Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote have hailed the declaration of Nigeria by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as being polio-free. The global health...

WHO, UNICEF congratulate Nigeria on ending wild poliovirus

The World Health Organisation (WHO)  and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have congratulated Nigeria on being declared free of the wild poliovirus WHO Regional Office...

Africa eradicates wild poliovirus

The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication officially declared on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 that the World Health Organisation (WHO) African...

Rotary signs Tiwa Savage as polio eradication ambassador

Nigerian singer/songwriter Tiwa Savage is the newest face to join Rotary’s “This Close” public awareness campaign for polio eradication. A paralysing and life altering disease,...

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Sierra Leone launches landmark soil health, digital mapping initiative

The Government of Sierra Leone has launched a new technical assistance programme to support digital soil mapping and site-specific...
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SAIPEC 2026: Renaissance reinforces commitment to energy security, industrialisation

Renaissance Africa Energy has reaffirmed its strategic commitment to delivering energy security, driving industrialisation, and strengthening African capability across...

NiMet forecast: Experts urge farmers to adopt irrigated farming

Some agriculture experts have urged local farmers to adopt irrigation farming due to the inconsistent rainfall patterns. The experts made...

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