The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has waived import duty and Value Added Tax (VAT) on critical raw materials essential for pharmaceutical production for a period of two years. Its Spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Maiwada explained that the waiver aligned with the Presidential directives to enhance local…
As the world observes World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, international NGO AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has called for stronger commitment, increased funding, and expanded access to TB services. Dr Echey Ijezie, AHF Nigeria Country Programme Director (CPD), made the call in a statement on Monday in Abuja, in commemoration of the event marked every March…
Nigeria is facing a critical funding shortfall in its efforts to combat tuberculosis (TB), with an estimated 80,000 expected TB patients in 2024 still unidentifiable or untreated. Stakeholders raised this concern on Tuesday at a pre-World TB Day press briefing in Abuja. Mr Tajudeen Ibrahim, Country Coordinating Mechanism, Global Fund, Executive Secretary, disclosed that Nigeria…
As part of measures to ensure food security in the country, Nigeria and Brazil have signed the commercial phase of the $1.1 billion Green Imperative Project (GIP) to boost agriculture productivity and enhance private-sector investment in Nigeria. GIP, the largest agricultural project in Africa which priotises the development of sustainable, low-carbon agriculture, aims to develop…
Nigeria and Cuba on Monday took a bold step to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties, with a renewed focus on healthcare, education and trade. Vice-President Kashim Shettima, described Cuba as “a sacred land where every progressive will identify with,” when he received Mr Bruno Parrilla, the Cuban Foreign Minister, and Miriam Palmero, Cuban Ambassador to…
Nigeria is set to host the 7th African Spelling Bee (ASB) from April 9 to 13, marking the first time the prestigious competition will be held in a West African nation. Mr Abdulsalam Ibrahim, National Coordinator of the Nigeria Spelling Bee, announced this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja…
The Presidency on Monday said the Nigerian economy was moving in the right direction under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, said this in reaction to remarks by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, at its first plenary meeting of 2025 in Abuja at the weekend….
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has acknowledged significant progress in Nigeria’s efforts to address its humanitarian crisis but emphasised that more work remains to be done. UNICEF’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Mr Gilles Fagninou, made this statement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja….
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rate in real terms grew by 3.84 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2024 on a year-on-year basis. The Statistician-General(S-G) of the Federation, Adeyemi Adeniran disclosed this in a statement on Nigeria’s GDP Report for Q4 2024 released in Abuja on Tuesday….
Some health experts in Anambra, Enugu and Ebonyi states have raised concerns on the state of healthcare delivery services in the country noting that urgent and concerted efforts were needed to address the situation. The experts, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in the South East zone, noted that…
