NNPC Unveils Boards for HMO, Medical Services

In today’s world where modern technology has us glued to our screens, teens and adults alike are woefully inactive. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), global estimates show that one in four adults and more than 80% of adolescents do not do enough physical activity. Physical activity is critical for human health, and adopting a healthy lifestyle that includes regular physical activity is one of the most important things a person can do to improve their health and well-being. Evidence is emerging that shows that physical inactivity is associated with a heightened risk of serious illness and death. On

By Adedapo Adesanya The federal government has pledged to increase domestic health financing to improve health condition of all Nigerians as part of President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s targets. The Vice President, Mr Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday made the pledge when a delegations from the Global Health Partners, the Global Fund, US President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), and others, paid him a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The US President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was also part of the delegations. Mr Shettima emphasised that enhancing domestic health financing and improved health outcomes of Nigerians were topmost on the

By Bliss Okperan The Bill Gates Foundation has selected nine Nigerian health startups, along with 20 others from other parts of Africa, for a $50,000 equity-free grant to boost the healthcare supply chain on the continent. The nine Nigerian small firms were chosen as part of Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative for startups in the healthcare supply chain. The Nigerian companies which make up the second cohort include Famasi, Aimcare, Afia, Drugstore Nigeria, Healthtracka, Octosoft Technologies Limited, Pharmarun, Pharmaserv Health Project Nigeria Ltd, and Wella Health. The cohort includes startups that are building online pharmacies and telemedicine

Every day across Africa, people turn to Google products like Search, YouTube and Fitbit for insights about their health and wellbeing. But many may not know that we have also been researching how AI can help improve healthcare outcomes for people, and how AI can empower our partners to deliver better health services — from improving maternal health outcomes to building useful digital tools for healthcare workers. To mark the upcoming Africa HealthTech Summit in Kigali, Rwanda — an event that brings together a diverse group of digital health innovators and public health experts to share knowledge and ideas to

By Dipo Olowookere The amount charged by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to register a business in Nigeria has now been reduced from N10,000 to N5,000. This information was made known in a statement issued on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, by Mr Laolu Akande, spokesman of the Vice President, Mr Yemi Osinbajo. According to him, the Vice President, while speaking at an event in Enugu, explained that the gesture was mainly to further ease the process of registering Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. However, he said the rate was only applicable during a 90-day special window,

By Dipo Olowookere South African national football team on Saturday defeated Nigeria in the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match played in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. The Bafana Bafana beat the Super Eagles by two unreplied goals scored in the second half of the match. It was the first win against Nigeria for South Africa in a competitive match. Rantie Tokelo put the South Africans ahead 10 minutes into the second stanza of the match played at the Godwills Akpabio International Stadium before Percy Tau doubled the lead 8 minutes from time. Both teams, in Group E, are

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh In his series of end-year review reports, Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov, told local Russian media that Russia would continue its interaction with G5 Sahel West African countries to fight terrorism as a terrorist threat in the region had not subsided and the West’s military presence was “not so effective” in Africa. “Moscow will continue its interaction with the G5 Sahel (Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad and Mauritania) on arms supplies to fight terrorism. Naturally, there will be contacts with the G5 Sahel,” Bogdanov told the Russian media and noted that

By Adedapo Adesanya  Transactions closed positive for the Nigerian currency against the American Dollar at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) segment of the foreign exchange (forex) market on Monday, January 13, 2020. During the trading day, the Naira appreciated further against the United States Dollar at the market window for the fifth straight sessions as demand for FX waned. The low demand for Dollar helped the local currency garner some strength against its American counterpart, resulting in the 12 kobo or 0.03 percent appreciation it printed yesterday. Business Post reports that at the close of transactions, the local currency quoted

By Adedapo Adesanya  The total value of shares of transacted by investors at the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange plunged on Monday, December 2, 2019 as the key market parameters remained unchanged. At the last trading window, total value of shares had gone up to N109.9 million, but as at the close of transactions yesterday, this went down by 98.7 percent to N1.4 million. In the same vein, the trading volume reduced by 99.94 percent during the trading session as investors exchanged a total of 12,450 units compared with the 19.9 million units recorded last Friday. Also having a negative

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Nigerians will have the opportunity to see how the prestigious Premier League trophy, won by Manchester City in May 2023, looks like when it is showcased in Lagos. The trophy will be paraded at a media event in Lagos on July 5, ahead of the official unveiling of the PL Greatest Africa 11, courtesy of SuperSport, the official broadcast rights owners of the Premier League in Africa. The trophy is coming to Lagos as part of the Premier League 30th-anniversary celebrations. PL’s greatest African XI, as voted by football fans across Africa, will be unveiled at a

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Business conditions in Nigeria recorded an improvement in the month October 2020 amid strengthening demand, the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc has revealed. The financial institution said in the data it collected between October 12 and 28, it discovered that there were sharp and accelerated rises in output and new orders in the Nigerian private sector in the start to the final quarter of the year. Firms continued to expand purchasing activity and employment in line with higher levels of new work. Sufficient capacity and higher staffing numbers led to another decline in