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WHO: Polio no longer endemic in Nigeria

Only two countries - Pakistan and Afghanistan - remain endemic to this paralysing disease The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that polio is no...

‘Nigeria must not miss 2017 Polio-free certification’

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that he will not tolerate any gap that might prevent Nigeria being certified polio-free by World Health Organisation (WHO) by...

UN agencies launch plan to curb pneumonia, diarrhoea

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have launched a new action plan, tackling for the first time two...

Rotary commits $75 million to end polio

Rotary International has announced plans to contribute $75 million over three years to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative as part of a worldwide effort to...

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NCDMB, Radisson, Edison sign management deal for Yenagoa hotel

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Monday, March 2, 2026, signed an international management agreement (IMA)...
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Three nations launch $7m project to protect Ruvuma River Basin

Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania formally launched a $7.12 million initiative to jointly manage the Ruvuma River Basin and its...

World Obesity Day 2026: CAPPA seeks tougher regulation of junk food marketing

On the occasion of World Obesity Day (WOD) 2026 on Wednesday, March 4, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called...

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NCDMB, Radisson, Edison sign management deal for Yenagoa hotel

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on...

Three nations launch $7m project to protect Ruvuma River Basin

Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania formally launched a $7.12 million...
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