Only eight states in Nigeria have met the global target for women’s participation in decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. The figure, drawn from the 2023–24 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey... Read more »
The number of people receiving treatment for cancer has risen dramatically in the last decade in many African countries. For example, 10 years ago in Ethiopia and Kenya, cancer care was available... Read more »
•Set to list 10% of company’s shares by next year •S&P reports oil firm secured $4bn critical financing agreement in August •Says company pursuing Middle Eastern partners •40,000 bpd upstream assets to... Read more »
By Dr Mukuhi Ng’ang’a, Consultant Breast Surgical Oncologist, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi For years, many assumed breast cancer was largely an illness of older women. Yet across sub-Saharan Africa clinicians are... Read more »
Dangote announces plan to expand refinery capacity to 1.4 million b/d, set to become world’s largest
Aliko Dangote has announced plans to double the capacity of his $20 billion oil refinery in Lagos to 1.4 million barrels per day (b/d), a move set to make it the world’s... Read more »
Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo calls for parliament independency on October 22, 2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]
Rarieda Member of Parliament Otiende Amollo has warned that Kenya’s Parliament is increasingly losing... Read more »
What if one conversation could change how we think about cervical cancer in Nigeria? Cervical cancer remains one of the most preventable forms of cancer, yet it continues to claim thousands of... Read more »
A landscape view of Farmyard Enterprises Ltd’s High Ridge Estate in Karatina, Nyeri County. The serviced plots are attracting growing interest from young and diaspora investors keen to tap into the county’s expanding real estate market.... Read more »
We rarely talk about it, but we should — the virus behind one of the most preventable cancers in the world. This October, BellaNaija began the #StopHPVForHer campaign to break the silence... Read more »
Nairobi — Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga has resigned as the Vice Chairperson of the Council of Governors (CoG) amid outrage over remarks he made concerning the death of former Prime Minister Raila... Read more »