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Dangote seeks high Healthcare Funding, as Africa gets Polio-free Certification

Chairman, Aliko Dangote Foundation and Africa’s foremost philanthropist, Aliko Dangote has urged governments across Africa, the Federal Government of Nigeria, and State governments to increase their budget allocations to the healthcare sector, to help ensure improved basic healthcare for the…

Mike Adenuga Foundation joins fight against COVID-19 with N1.5b donation

More donations have continued to come from leading private sector operations to the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. The latest is from the Mike Adenuga Foundation (MAF), which donated the sum of N1.5 billion to the cause. The donation…

Just in: confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ghana now 52, Nigeria 44

With Nigeria battling with 44 confirmed COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases as of March 24, 2020, which shows a sharp increase from eight cases last week, Business Hilights Ghana Bureau Chief reports that as at yesterday March 24, 2020, the confirmed positive…

Just in: Lafarge debunks shutdown of production at Ewekoro as WHO, NCDC visit

Contrary to the reports going round in the media that the production lines of Lafarge Africa Plc, located in Ewekoro, Ogun state have been shutdown following the announcement of a coronavirus case in Nigeria, the management of Lafarge Africa and…