Nigeria’s Havenhill, Others Get $2.6m to Power Rural Healthcare Facilities

Thrombosis, or blood clotting, can affect people of all ages, races, and genders. And while both men and women are at risk of getting a blood clot, there are several stages in a woman’s life when that risk may be higher. Thrombosis is the formation of blood clots in the circulatory system, which can be dangerous if the clot blocks blood flow to vital organs, causing serious complications, such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE). According to the World Thrombosis Day (WTD) campaign, blood clots can happen to anyone at any time. Surgery, hospitalisation, and cancer raise

By Ifeanyi Onuba The Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has convened critical oncology stakeholders and strategic partners at the maiden edition of the NSIA Oncology Summit in Lagos. The move, according to a statement from NSIA on Wednesday, is to drive collaborations amongst partners and improve overall patient outcomes in cancer care. Participants at the Summit included over 200 medical professionals in oncology, over 11 Nigerian tertiary hospitals, as well as over 10 external collaborators from the University of Chicago; American Oncology Institute India; American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO); Bio Ventures for Global Health (BVGH); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer

**As Authority’s Infrastructure Intervention Excites Reps Committee Chairman The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority on Monday received members of the House of Representatives who were in Lagos to inspect projects undertaken by the Authority and their impact on the economy. Key areas of focus for the Lagos visits were Healthcare, Infrastructure and Agriculture. The Ad-hoc Committee was constituted by the House of Representatives to investigate the activities of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) since the inception of the Authority. The committee during the visit hailed the management of the NSIA on their intervention in the healthcare sector. The members of

By Damilola Faustino A good number of people only think about cleaning up their phone when something starts to go wrong. Android devices are smart enough that regular maintenance isn’t necessary, but it’s still a good idea to perform a clean up every once in a while. Don’t underestimate the impact of staying digitally organized—it might just keep your phone working for longer. The trick is finding phone cleaner apps that actually live up to expectations. At best, a bad cleaner app wastes storage space; at worst, it could infect you with malware and spam you with ads. Not all

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A partnership has been entered into between the Oyo State government and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) for the development of an agricultural policy roadmap for the state. As part of the contribution towards this 20-year blueprint, the state government has given IITA the sum of N20 million. At a meeting held with the Oyo State government, IITA was charged with the establishment of an agribusiness park to be funded by the state government. It was gathered that the integrated agribusiness park would be developed in phases, from the primary production of roots, construction and

By Dipo Olowookere The grand finale of the 2020 Nigerian edition of the Freestyle Unlocked Africa will take place on Saturday, July 25. The event was earlier slated to finish on Sunday, July 19, 2020, but the organisers, Feet ‘N’ Tricks International, extended it by one week, while the African Freestyle Football Championship finale will take place on Sunday, August 2, 2020. Chairman of Feet ‘N’ Tricks, Mr Valentine Ozigbo, explained that the virtual freestyle football championship was extended based on the huge reception it received. “We are impressed with the intensity of engagement with our platform by freestylers across

By Dipo Olowookere From January 1, 2019, FedEx Express will have a new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the company has announced. Mr Raj Subramaniam will from that day occupy the position as the present occupier, Mr David L. Cunningham, retires from the firm from December 31, 2018. Mr Subramaniam, currently executive vice president, chief marketing and communications officer of FedEx Corporation, will succeed Mr Cunningham effective January 1, 2019. Mr Cunningham began his FedEx career in 1982 in operations at the FedEx Express World Hub in Memphis, Tenn. Over his more than 36-year career, he held numerous leadership

By Adedapo Adesanya Oil dipped 2 per cent on Monday, pressured by expected increases to interest rates by major central banks, weighing on demand. Brent futures fell $1.76 or 2.03 per cent to settle at $84.90 a barrel, as the United States crude dropped $1.78 or 2.23 per cent to trade at $77.90 per barrel. Expectations that the US Federal Reserve would raise rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday pushed the prices down, as the Bank of England and European Central Bank (ECB) hiked rates by half-point. The rate increase expected at the Federal Open Market Committee’s January 31-

By Adedapo Adesanya Those who buy and sell stocks via the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange lost about N30 billion last week, which was the 31st week of trading in 2022. Business Post reports that the market barometers pointed south in the week as a result of the decline in the share price of FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc and NASD Plc, with the former losing 13.9 per cent to close at N90.00 per unit in contrast to the preceding week’s N104.50 per unit, while the latter shed 9.8 per cent to trade at N16.19 per

By Modupe Gbadeyanka An easy-to-integrate Application Programmable Interfaces (API) platform designed for developers for creating digital products and solutions for Africans has been introduced by Interswitch. The interface has internal APIs, partner APIs, and infrastructure APIs designed to empower Africa’s digital ecosystem. It also serves as a one-stop shop for innovators in the tech ecosystem who seek to build viable, market-fit products that address local needs. To attract innovators, the firm, which prides itself as Africa’s leading integrated payments and digital commerce company, has introduced a referral system to reward developers who refer merchants to use its APIs. At the

By Dipo Olowookere The Deputy Commissioner in charge of Technical at the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Mr Sunday Olorundare Thomas, is now the acting Commissioner for Insurance of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). Mr Thomas is taking over as head of the apex regulatory agency of the insurance industry from former occupier of the position, Mr Mohammed Kari. Mr Kari is leaving after completion of his four year tenure. His appointment was not renewed by President Muhammadu Buhari. It was gathered that Mr Kari handed over to Mr Thomas on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at the commission’s headquarters. Recall that