Nigeria imports snakebite drug after fatalities

Posted by - 14th November 2017
Nigerian authorities say they have procured anti-venom, the substance used to treat poisonous snakebites, from the UK and Costa Rica following months of acute shortages at snake bite treatment centres. More than 200 people have…

Missing weather data is a ‘life and death’ issue

Posted by - 14th November 2017
A shortage of weather data is putting many African countries at an economic disadvantage, experts believe. Tanzania is at the centre of a meteorological experiment that promises to transform lives across Africa. Tech start-up, Kukua,…

Education sector needs N1trn annually – Minister

Posted by - 14th November 2017
Adamu Adamu, minister of education, says the current administration would need N1 trillion annually to fulfill its campaign promises on education. Adamu said this on Monday at a retreat of the federal executive council on…

13 countries snubbed Nigeria’s crude since 2016

Posted by - 14th November 2017
Thirteen countries have not purchased Nigeria’s crude since 2016, according to information made available by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). According to the latest Crude Oil by Destination report of the NNPC, Poland, Colombia…