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GRA Collects D13 Billion in Six Months, Minister Hails Digital Reform
The Voice Gambia
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July 9, 2025
By: Haddy Touray The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has collected over D13 billion in revenue in just the first six months of 2025, surpassing the total revenue it collected for the whole of 2022. This was revealed by the Minister of Finance and...
First Oncology Nurse Leadership Programme in Africa launched at UHAS
Joy FM
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July 9, 2025
The Oncology Nurse Leadership Programme (ONLEP) was officially launched at the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) on Monday, July 7, 2025. The programme, the first of its kind in Africa, is set to revolutionise cancer care across the...
Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej Congratulates The Winners Of Merck Foundation Media Awards- 125 Winners From 36 Countries Announced
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Merck Foundation CEO announced call for application of 2025 Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards in partnership with African First Ladies - apply now at ... Merck Foundation ( ) , the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA...
“Anyone With Money Can Do Whatever They Want”: Fishermen Urge Government to End Destructive Fishing
The Fatu Network
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July 8, 2025
- Advertisement - Written by: Alieu Jallow Coastal communities across The Gambia are sounding the alarm over the destructive practice of bottom trawling—a fishing method where large, heavy nets are dragged along the sea floor—urging the government...
Beware! Cyber-attacks, threats on the prowl
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 9, 2025
In an increasingly interconnected world, Nigeria, like many countries, finds itself grappling with the pervasive and evolving threat of cybercrime. The rapid adoption of digital technologies, while fueling economic growth and innovation, has...
Africa set to advance cancer care as UHAS launches postgraduate certificate programme
Joy FM
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July 8, 2025
The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), in collaboration with its partners, has launched the Oncology Nurse Leadership Programme (ONLEP) – a postgraduate initiative aimed at enhancing cancer care across the African continent. The...
SJAG MARKS INTERNATIONAL SPORTS JOURNALISTS DAY
The Standard Gambia
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July 7, 2025
- Advertisement - The Sports Journalists Association of The Gambia on Saturday celebrated International Sports Day with a forum that featured deliberations on the state of sports journalism in the world and The Gambia. Described as one of the best...
UHAS, partners launch Continental Nurse Leadership in Oncology programme
Ghana News Agency
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July 7, 2025
By Maxwell Awumah Ho, July 7, GNA – The University of Health and Allied Sciences of Ghana (UHAS) and its partners have evolved a new post graduate certificate programme to advance nurse leadership in Oncology (Cancer care delivery). The partners,...
Buhari: Legacy, Foibles of the Boy from Daura
This Day
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July 14, 2025
Decades ago, from the dusty streets of Daura in northern Nigeria, a young boy named Muhammadu Buhari embarked on a journey that would ultimately shape his life and to some extent, the destiny of the nation. Emmanuel Addeh writes on the late...
Bubacarr Bah Sworn In as UTG-SAPEH Sports Minister, Vows to Champion Youth Sports
The Voice Gambia
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July 7, 2025
By: Kemo Kanyi Hon. Bubacarr Bah, a final-year student of Public and Environmental Health at the University of The Gambia (UTG), has officially taken the oath of office as the newly elected Sports Minister for the Student Association of Public and...
An Examination into the Safety and Efficacy of Khapregesic®, a Khaya Senegalensis Preparation, on Women Experiencing Menstrual Pain and Menstrual Distress: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Dove Medical Press
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July 11, 2025
Introduction Menstrual distress refers collectively to all the negative symptoms that are associated with the menstrual cycle, such as abdominal pain and discomfort, nausea, breast tenderness, fatigue, headaches, and mood disturbances. These...
The Gazette Isn’t Law, So Why Do We Fear It?
The Fatu Network
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June 22, 2025
- Advertisement - Demystifying the Government Gazette and reclaiming land rights in The Gambia By Dave Manneh – Research Lead - Advertisement - Securing Futures: Land Rights Action Collaborative When I spoke with a few people from Sukuta recently,...
Fifty years since Gowon’s overthrow
Tribune Online
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July 10, 2025
TUESDAY, July 29,2025 will be the 50th anniversary of the overthrow of General Yakubu Gowon GCFR. He was overthrown in a bloodless military coup on the same Tuesday, July 29, 1975. Most of us remember where we were at 6.00 a.m. on Tuesday, July...
New IEC chair, Foreign Affairs minister appointed
The Point
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Cherno M. Jallow has also been appointed as IEC’s vice chairman. Mr. Colley had been appointed vice chairman since 2O21. He rose through the ranks – from assistant regional electoral officer in the Regional Office at Kerewan to director of...
AGRA’s Kalibata: We need new agriculture value chains
CNBC Africa
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July 10, 2025
In the bustling epicenter of Africa's coastal business hub, Cape Town, the Africa Unlocked conference is currently casting a spotlight on the challenges and opportunities within the African agricultural sector. Agnes Kalibata, President of the...
Parliament Adopts Report to Address Transhumance Activities
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 4, 2025
By Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly of The Gambia on Thursday, 3rd July 2025, unanimously adopted a comprehensive report from the Environment Committee aimed at tackling the persistent and growing challenge of transhumance — the seasonal...
Mayor’s Attestation Lawsuit Cost BCC D795,000
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 4, 2025
The disputed payment of D795,000 in legal fees by the Banjul City Council (BCC) in a case involving the personal actions of the city’s mayor was raised during the testimony of former Chief Executive Officer Mustapha Batchilly before the Local...
Swissmedic approves Novartis' Coartem Baby to treat malaria in newborns and young infants
Pharmabiz.com
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Novartis announced Coartem (artemether-lumefantrine) Baby has been approved by Swissmedic as the first malaria medicine for newborns and young infants. The new treatment, also known as Riamet Baby in some countries, was developed in collaboration...
Medicines that hinder rather than help healing
Business Recorder
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July 5, 2025
EDITORIAL: The report that about one-fifth of generic medicines’ samples tested by researchers at the University of Notre Dame failed quality control tests is deeply troubling — all the more so given an increasing public reliance on generic drugs...
Details of the UN resolution on 'gay rights' Ghana 'refused' to vote on
GhanaWeb
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July 10, 2025
The John Dramani Mahama government has come under intense scrutiny following reports of Ghana’s representatives at the Human Rights Council of the United Nations (UN) absenting themselves from a vote on an issue that had to do with ‘gay rights’....