Nigeria: Discrimination Against Albinos On the Rise - Napa
[Vanguard] The National Association of Persons with Albinism (NAPA) has raised the alarm over the alleged rise in cases of discrimination and injustice against persons with albinism. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Human Rights Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Machankura 2.0: Turning Feature Phones Into Bitcoin Hardware Wallets
Ngako, a 30-year-old former Amazon Web Services (AWS) developer, released Machankura into the world in the middle of 2022. And it has taken off since Ngako last spoke with CoinDesk in April 2023 . Its user base has jumped from 3,500 to 13,600 in just under a year, according to Ngako, and the…#ngako #amazonwebservices #coindesk #african #javacard #sim #bitcoin #segwit #nigeria #binance (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Binance just got hit with court order to release user data as Nigerian crisis worsens
Binance’s crisis in NIgeria just got worse. A court ordered the crypto exchange on Monday to produce data on thousands of users in the African nation, according to a lawyer who attended the hearing and local media reports. Binance, which has been embroiled in a high-stakes standoff with Nigeria’s…#nigeria #african #efcc #binance #naira #dlnews #tigrangambaryan #nadeemanjarwalla #kenya #richardteng (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

FT hires Mark as South Africa bureau chief
The Financial Times has hired Monica Mark to be its South Africa bureau chief. Mark has been the Christian Science Monitor’s Africa editor, based in Johannesburg. A British-Nigerian, she has reported from more than 20 countries in Africa, with a particular interest in offbeat longform stories. She…#monicamark #southafrica #africa #johannesburg #britishnigerian #westafrica #lagos #nigeria #guardian #dakarsenegal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nigeria: Developing a Climate Resilient WASH Policy in Nigeria Come Rain or Drought
[Nigeria Health Watch] In 2018, the Federal Government of Nigeria developed a 13-year strategy to address the WASH crisis in the country. Five years post-implementation, the strategy seems to be missing a key element -- climate change. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Climate Environment Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Nigeria: Controversy Trails Bird Flu Outbreak in Kebbi
[Daily Trust] Since the declaration of the avian influenza outbreak in Kebbi State over a month ago, controversy between poultry farmers and the state government over the genuineness of the epidemic has remained a source of concern to many residents, Daily Trust on Sunday can report. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Alcohol industry-sponsored music festivals, alcohol marketing and drinking practices among young Nigerians: implications for policy - Dumbili EW.
INTRODUCTION: The global alcohol industry sponsors social/music events targeting young people; however, existing literature focuses on Westernised contexts. Given the decline in young people's drinking in many Western countries, it appears that multination... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Nigeria: Promoting Accreditation for Community Health Service in Nigeria
[Nigeria Health Watch] The private sector plays a major role in reducing inequities in access to health, with over 54% of the private sector outlets providing modern contraceptives in Nigeria. Patent proprietary medicine vendors (PPMVs) and Community Pharmacists (CPs) make up an essential part of the primary health care provision in Nigeria. They are a primary source of healthcare in the communities where they serve, especially for the purchase of medicines including contraceptives and they account for about 71% of modern (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Biden to Secure Release of Detained Binance Execs in Nigeria
The U.S. government facing increasing pressure to take swift action to secure the release of Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive and former U.S. federal agent, and Nadeem Anjarwalla, another Binance executive detained by Nigerian authorities since late February. The U.S. Chamber of Digital…#tigrangambaryan #binance #nadeemanjarwalla #nigerian #chamber #nigeria (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Group Urges US President Joe Biden to Secure Release of ‘Kidnapped’ Former Federal Agent
The Chamber of Digital Commerce, a blockchain and crypto advocacy group, has urged U.S. President Joe Biden to assist in securing the release of a Binance executive “kidnapped” by the Nigerian government. The group warned that the Nigerian government’s arbitrary detention of Tigran Gambaryan might…#binance #nigerian #tigrangambaryan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The chocolate crisis is here
The global chocolate industry is facing its worst crisis since Johnny Depp played Willy Wonka. Demand for chocolate is vastly outweighing the available cocoa supply, leading to skyrocketing cocoa prices that will inevitably make chocolate treats more expensive in supermarkets around the world. The…#willywonka #african #westafrican #ivorycoast #ghana #cameroon #nigeria #bloombergopinions #javierblas #circana (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Automakers Are Telling Your Insurance Company How You Really Drive
How do you know the internet has a deepfake porn problem? Just look at copyright takedown requests. WIRED found this week that Google is receiving thousands of Digital Millennium Copyright Act complaints for deepfake nudes, most of which are published by just a handful of websites. Experts say the…#google #dmca #airbnb #nadeemanjarwalla #nigeria #pentagon #section702 #donaldtrump #trump #discord (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Detained Binance Executives to Remain in Nigerian Custody Until Hearing: WSJ
None Two Binance executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, will remain in Nigerian custody at least until a hearing on March 20. • None The men were arrested on Feb. 26 after flying to Abuja to meet with the Nigerian government at the government's invitation. • None The country is…#nadeemanjarwalla #nigerian #naira #binance #nigeria #ukkenyan #africa #abuja #anjarwalla #olayemicardoso (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock: ‘I was underestimated as a child. I want to tell kids to reach for the stars’
The Sky at Night presenter on science, school and Star TrekBorn in London in 1968 to Nigerian parents, Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a scientist and presenter of The Sky at Night. She trained as a physicist – graduating from Imperial College London with a PhD in 1994, and working for the Ministry of Defence on landmine detection and missile warning systems. She has since designed a host of space instruments, become the first Black woman to win a gold medal in the Physics News Award and in 2013 took o ver fromPatrick Moore as a co-host of the BBC ’s long-running astronomy show. Aderin-Pocock is one of the panel...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 16, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Harriet Gibsone Tags: Life and style Family Space Science Source Type: news

Biden pressured to intervene in U.S. citizens' detention by Nigeria
The Chamber of Digital Commerce believes that Gambaryan’s detention is arbitrary, without due process, and presents a significant challenge to international law norms and diplomatic relations. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news