In a major victory for health equity, Ugandan biotech firm DEI BioPharma has announced plans to manufacture Lenacapavir—a revolutionary HIV treatment recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration …
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Uganda Launches Kayoola EVS 2025 Electric Bus
Uganda has officially unveiled the Kayoola EVS 2025, a state-of-the-art electric bus developed by Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC), marking a major milestone in the country’s journey toward sustainable transportation and …
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Lafarge Africa Launches ECOPlanet Elephant Cement
Lafarge Africa Plc has expanded its range of sustainable construction materials with the introduction of ECOPlanet Elephant cement, a low-carbon product designed to reduce environmental impact in Nigeria’s building industry. …
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PanAfGeo+ Trains Over 1,750 African Mining Experts
The Pan African Geology Programme (PanAfGeo+) has trained more than 1,750 mining professionals from 54 African countries, playing a key role in helping to grow the mining sector across the …
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Crypto Platform Luno Relaunches in Kenya with Local Trading, KES Pairs and New Features
Luno, a global cryptocurrency trading platform, has officially re-entered the Kenyan market with a new and improved platform that allows users to buy, sell, and hold popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, …
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MyTax Nigeria Launches Free Web App to Tackle Gaps in Public Tax
A new web-based platform, MyTax Nigeria, has been launched to help Nigerians—especially workers, freelancers, and small business owners—better understand and manage their tax responsibilities. This comes as discussions around tax …
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ARCON Vows to Intensify Regulation of Advertising Content Across Digital and Traditional Platforms
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has announced plans to step up its regulatory oversight of advertising content across traditional and digital platforms, in a move aimed at curbing …
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The Chief Executive Officer of iCentra Consulting and winner of the prestigious PMI Eric Jenett Person of the Year Award, Mr. Muyiwa Babayeju, has inspired students of Lagos State University …
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Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of Amazon.com, Inc., has announced the launch of applications for the third edition of its Generative AI Accelerator, an intensive eight-week global …
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Nigeria’s Space Economy Can Add $1bn to GDP Annually
The President of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Chief Emeka Obegolu, has said that Nigeria’s space economy has the potential to contribute at least $1 billion yearly …