Ebola A vaccination campaign is due to begin in the Congo at the weekend, in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Central African country, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. A first batch of 400 vaccine doses arrived by helicopter in the remote affected area earlier in the day,Continue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday held a private working lunch with the French President, Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting is part of Tinubu’s itinerary, during his 10-day working vacation in Europe, which includes stopsContinue Reading
Iran is preparing to expand its space programme with the planned launch of three satelvlites – Kowsar, Zafar and Paya – before March 2026, according to Mehr News Agency, a partner of TV BRICS. The news agency quoted Hossein Salariyeh, head of the Iranian Space Agency as saying that theContinue Reading
Scientists from a Russian cardiology research institute have developed a programme that automatically processes CT scans of the heart and determines the volume and density of fatty tissue around it. This is according to a report by the official website of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) a partner ofContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The African Union (AU) Commission and Nigeria’s National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost collaboration against terrorism and violent extremism across Africa. This is contained in a statement by Mr Paschal Chem-Langhee, Communication Coordinator, PAPS, African Union Commission andContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal Prof. Benjamin Uzochukwu of the Department of Public Health, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), has called for stronger multi-sectoral coordination to sustain health security gains in West Africa. Uzochukwu made the call at the opening of the 2nd ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference (ELFIC2025) on Monday inContinue Reading
Data By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Federal Government, EU and African Union on Monday urged Data Protection Authorities to develop a harmonised data governance framework for data protection across the continent. They made the call at the opening ceremony of a five-day data governance study visit for Data Protection Authorities, aContinue Reading
Cooperation By Fortune Abang The governments of Angola and Nigeria are set to deepen bilateral cooperation aimed at generating investments and bolstering job creation through enhanced private sector engagement between both countries. This was revealed in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Ambassador of Angola to Nigeria,Continue Reading
By Rachael Abuja/Ismail Abdulaziz The Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) Lassa Fever International Conference began Monday in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The four-day conference is organised by the West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO). The theme of the conference is “Beyond borders: Strengthening Regional Cooperation to combat Lassa Fever and EmergingContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) With aching legs and weary eyes, Ibrahim Abdulwahab stepped off an Ethiopian Airlines flight in São Paulo, Brazil, nearly 48 hours after leaving Abuja. Moreover, long layovers had stretched his journey into an exhausting ordeal. The University of BrasíliaContinue Reading
