Africa Nigeria African genomics startup '54gene', founded by Nigerian Abasi Ene-Obong, recently secured US$25m in funding to study African genomes; less than 3% of genetic material used in global pharmaceutical research comes from Africa
Africa Nigeria Nigeria joined 76 other countries to become a beneficiary of the WHO Global Childhood Cancer Initiative aimed at increasing the survival rate of children with cancer globally to at least 60% by 2030
Africa Nigeria Nigeria's inflation rate rose to 33,9% in October due to high food prices such as maize, rice and cooking oil
Africa Nigeria The country is facing one of its worst food crises with more than 30 million people expected to be food insecure next year, an increase of one third compared to this year
Africa Nigeria The country is exploring the use of artificial intelligence to safeguard its democracy - stated the House of Representatives - and is seeking to adopt a national policy framework on AI