Africa Nigeria The floods that occurred in 2024 caused the loss of some 855.629 tonnes of food, the latest FAO estimates reveal; at the end of September, the data showed almost 2,5 million hectares of farmland directly affected by the weather phenomenon
Africa Nigeria New demonstrations, dubbed 'Fearless October 1', will take place in the capital Abuja on Tuesday with citizens protesting against the cost of living crisis, and are scheduled to coincide with Nigeria's 64th anniversary of independence
Africa Nigeria 90% of cancer patients in the country die and this is mainly due to the diagnosis coming in most cases at an already advanced stage of the disease, revealed Nigerian oncologist Samuel Otene, professor at the Benue state university teaching hospital
Africa Nigeria The 'National Migration Policy for Health Workers' has been approved with the aim of responding to the growing challenges related to the haemorrhaging of Nigerian health workers, lured abroad to seek employment
Africa Nigeria Interpol arrested more than 300 people as part of an international investigation against one of the world's largest criminal networks, the Nigerian Black axe, seizing $3 million in illicit assets and freezing more than 700 bank accounts
Africa Nigeria The Maternal Mortality Action Fund (MAMA) will soon be established as part of an ongoing negotiation for a $500 million loan from the World Bank
Africa Nigeria Inflation in Nigeria fell to 33,40% in July 2024 from 34,19% in June on a year-on-year basis; this is the first time the country's inflation has fallen since December 2022, when it stood at 21,34%
Africa Nigeria Nigeria's basketball team has become the first African team in history, male or female, to reach the basketball quarter-finals at the Olympic Games
Africa Nigeria A new national minimum wage for Nigeria was approved, more than doubling the current monthly minimum wage; a promise was also made to review the minimum wage law every three years
Africa Nigeria Google will help train 8.000 young Nigerians in creative industries through Engage Nigeria, a programme that has already trained 20.000 Nigerians in digital technology last year
Africa Nigeria The Nigerian government will create its own blockchain to save and improve national security and data protection
Africa Nigeria 7 million Nigerian girls have been vaccinated against the papilloma virus in the last two weeks thanks to collaboration with UNICEF and WHO
Africa Nigeria $59 billion will be spent on the construction of rural roads and farmers' markets thanks to a World Bank loan of $500 million to the federal government