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Multiple taxation causing high mortality rate of SMEs in Nigeria, says Osinbajo

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria collapse due to the payment of multiple taxes. He said this on Monday in Abuja

Nigeria overtakes India as world capital for under-five deaths — 2 years earlier than projected

Nigeria has taken over from India as the world capital for under-five deaths, according to the 2020 mortality estimates released by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The development comes two

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World Malaria Day: Expert says diagnosis before treatment

Cliff Okafor, executive director, community health, education and development in Africa, a non-governmental organisation, on Monday advised the public to seek proper diagnosis before treatment of malaria. Okafor made the suggestion

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Nigeria: Big economy, high maternal mortality

Nigeria, now Africa’s biggest economy after it rebased its gross domestic product in 2014, is still battling with high maternal mortality rates with as much as 560 women losing their

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