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Lassa fever, Cholera, Others Killed 1,084 In 2022
According to an analysis of disease situation reports obtained from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, 1,084 lives were lost to six infections in Nigeria in 2022. These infections which also resulted in 20,375 confirmed cases include Lassa fever, cholera, measles, meningitis, monkey pox, and yellow fever in Nigeria in 2022. The NCDC…
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Mozilla Festival’s Call for Proposals is open soon
Mozilla Festival just announced that they are opening their call for session proposals on November 7. About MozFest 2023 MozFest is a unique hybrid: part art, tech and society convening, part maker festival, and the premiere gathering for activists in diverse global movements fighting for a more humane digital world. In 2023, MozFest is harnessing…
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Why Is Toyota Recalling Its BZ4X Electric SUVs?
If you are driving Toyota’s newest electric model SUV, the automobile company is asking customers to return the car over issues with the wheel that could make it detach while driving. The world’s largest automaker by sales submitted the recall of 2,700 bZ4X models to Japan’s transportation ministry to enable them to work on the…
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Nigeria’s Internet Population Grows By 108.39%
According to data from the Nigerian Communications Commission, Nigerians with access to fast Internet have grown by 108.39 per cent in four years. The commission’s portal revealed that broadband penetration increased from 38.72 million (20.28 percent) in March 2018 to 80.68 million (42.27 percent) in March 2022. According to the ‘Nigerian National Broadband Plan (2020…
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DR Congo Records New Case Of Ebola Virus
The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported a new case of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in a city in its northwestern region, four months after the end of the country’s last outbreak. According to a report by the National Institute of Biomedical Research, a 31-year-old male in Mbandaka city tested positive for the deadly virus on Saturday.…
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Open Cities Lab Visits Orodata Science in Lagos
On Thursday the 14th of April 2022, Richard Gever, Executive Director of Open Cities Lab (OCL), and Sarah Findlay, Project Lead of Africa Data Hub paid a visit to the Orodata Science team in Lagos. The OCL team was received by the Executive Director of Orodata, Blaise Aboh, with other executives and the team at…
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33% Of Global Droughts Occurs In Africa
The International Monetary Fund has said that African countries experience one-third of the world’s drought and are vulnerable to rising temperatures and extreme weather as a result of their dependence on rain-fed agriculture. The IMF stressed that a single drought can lower a country in the region’s medium-term economic growth potential by one percent. It…
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ADH Community Journalism Fellowship (ACJF) 2022/2023
African Data Hub (ADH) is commencing its Community Journalism Fellowship Programme. This initiative aims to improve the coverage of under-reported issues in local communities across Nigeria, paying special attention to potential solutions with lasting impact towards effective public service delivery, grassroot development and improving the quality of life. Community journalism holds the key to bridging…
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Digital Identity Sector May Add 7% To GDP By 2030
According to a report by VerifyMe Nigeria, the digital identity sector is set to add about seven percent to the nation’s real Gross Domestic Product by 2030. The report titled, ‘Digital ID in Nigeria: State of the Industry,’ said the digital economy (information technology sector) contributed about 18 per cent to the GDP in the…
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Fact Check: Can Umbilical Cords Be Used As Viable Treatment For HIV?
For over three decades, scientists have tried varying treatments for the cure of HIV with very little progress. Currently, a treatment procedure made the news after a middle-aged American woman became the third ever person to be allegedly cleared of HIV following a transplant of stem cells with blood from an umbilical cord. Could this mean an end to…