The United Nations has temporarily suspended aid deliveries in Borno State, after a humanitarian convoy was attacked, the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF said on Thursday. Reuters reported that UNICEF said in a statement that unknown assailants attacked the convoy on…

                        …results in more infant infection- experts Franka Osakwe About 2.9 million, out of the 3.4 million people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria are not receiving the treatment needed to…

The top United Nations on Wednesday released $13 million from a fund that supports rapid humanitarian responses to provide life-saving assistance to 250,000 people in areas of north-east Nigeria that have just become accessible. In a news release issued by…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday issued a directive to all deposit money banks to ensure that the unprovided foreign currency-denominated loans are fully provided for immediately in the income statements and evidence of the additional provisions forwarded to…

Franka Osakwe Contrary to the former HIV treatment guideline that instructs people to commence antiretroviral drug (ARD) only when CD-4 count is low, new treatment guideline from World Health Organization (WHO) demands that all HIV positive person should be on…

Franka Osakwe Eight months ago, Amina Alli-Agboola, who is living with HIV since 2004, delivered another healthy HIV negative baby. This will make it her third baby born free from HIV Speaking with this reporter, the proud mother recalled her…

Telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria, has said it will list its shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 2017. The company said in a statement on Thursday that the listing was part of a settlement arrangement with the Federal Government. “The…

Etisalat recently hosted customers on its network to a Customer Forum at Eemjim Hotel Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. The regional Customer Forum is, according to the company, an interactive feedback session aimed at engaging customers to serve them better…