Author: Lilian Azuh

Chairman of Nigeria’s National Malaria Elimination Council (NMEC) and United Nations Malaria Ambassador, Aliko Dangote has called on governments and the private sector to urgently scale up coordinated action to eliminate malaria, describing the moment as critical to ending one of the world’s most devastating diseases. Speaking to mark World Malaria Day 2026, Dangote emphasised that while progress against malaria has been significant, it remains uneven, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, which bears more than 90 percent of the global disease burden. Despite significant advances in prevention and treatment, malaria remains one of the world’s deadliest diseases, with sub‑Saharan Africa accounting…

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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has launched a dedicated innovation hub aimed at transforming National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members from job seekers into technologydriven entrepreneurs and solution providers, as Nigeria grapples with a rapidly expanding youth labour force. The innovation hub, known as the NITDA Innovation Space, bringing together senior officials of NITDA, the leadership of the NYSC, technology stakeholders, and serving corps members, was officially commissioned at the Agency’s headquarters in Abuja. The Director-general, NITDA, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, while speaking at the launch, said the initiative was designed to respond to the realities of a…

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The President of the Society of Digital Newspaper Owners of Nigeria (SDNON), Adeniyi Ifetayo, has congratulated Dr. Osahon Okunbo, Executive Director of Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL), on his recognition as Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 by Vanguard Newspapers. Dr. Okunbo received the prestigious honour on April 24, 2026, at the Convention Centre of Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, as part of the Vanguard Personality of the Year Awards, one of Nigeria’s most respected annual recognitions of excellence across public and private life. The award, approved by Vanguard’s Board of Editors, acknowledges Dr. Okunbo’s investments and leadership across hospitality,…

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By Ifeanyi Metuh The governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has repeatedly explained why he now champions rotation of political power, using Anambra State’s governorship as an example. He cites a drastic reduction in confusion and conflict, as well as evenly spread development, as strong reasons all well-meaning citizens should support zoning and rotation of elective political offices. Facts are sacred. The governors in Anambra since 1999, when the nation returned to democracy, have come from all three senatorial districts, and this trend has ensured even development in the state. Now, it is clear from Mr Governor’s…

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The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, represented the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, at the Global Partnership for Human-Centric ICT Standardization (GIST) Nigeria Introductory Stakeholder Workshop in Abuja. By James Ishaku Nigeria’s drive toward a fully digital economy is gathering pace as the Federal Government intensifies work on e-governance and digital economy bill to strengthen the regulatory framework for emerging technologies and boost public sector innovation. At the Global Partnership for Human-Centric ICT Standardisation (GIST) Nigeria Introductory Stakeholder Workshop, the Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu…

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