i3, a pan-African initiative funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Foundation, is giving 29 startups operating in Africa’s healthcare supply chain equity-free funding. Now in its second year, the program is in partnership with Cencora (formerly AmerisourceBergen), Merck Sharpe & Dohme, Microsoft, and Chemonics. Selected startups will receive a $50,000 grant and introductions […]

LAGOS – ENGIE Energy Access, a provider of solar homes systems and mini-grids solutions in Nigeria has impacted the lives of over 3,000 Nigerians with access to renewable energy through the construction of its mini-grids in Niger State. The beneficiaries included households, businesses, schools and healthcare centres in rural communities of the state. This was […]

In a momentous step towards a sustainable future, Niger Delta Exploration & Production Plc (NDEP) recently unveiled its new brand identity as Aradel Holdings PLC. This rebranding comes as the company celebrates its 30th anniversary, signifying a transformative shift towards consolidating its leadership position in delivering sustainable energy solutions that drive economic growth across Africa. […]

The pan-African Investing in Innovation (i3 program) is funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and sponsored by Cencora (formerly AmerisourceBergen), Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), Microsoft and Chemonics to invest in Africa’s most promising early to growth-stage start-ups in health care supply chains.  The second cohort comprises 29 startups chosen from 10 African countries. […]

A yet-to-be-identified number of suspected cultists invaded the Ijagba Sagamu area of Ogun State in the late hours of Sunday, killing no fewer than four people in a clash believed to be cultism-related. Multiple accounts from eyewitnesses had it that the group shot two people when they invaded Ijagba Street beside a mosque of the […]

BENIN – The Management of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma has explained why the Student Union Government, SUG, of the University was dissolved in the wake of the protest that attended an alleged increment of school fees. According to the University Management, in a statement issued by the Head of Corporate Communications and Protocol, Otunba Mike […]