Africa Nigeria Nigeria is the first country in the world to introduce Men5CV, a new meningitis vaccine recommended by WHO that protects people against five strains of the meningococcus bacteria; the first rollout of the vaccine took place in March
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