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Zipline, a US-based drone technology company is joining forces with the Nigerian government to transform healthcare accessibility and equity, through cutting-edge drone delivery solutions. The Co-Founder of Zipline, Keller Cliffton, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Cliffton said the partnership aimed at bridging healthcare gaps, enhancing infrastructure, and ensuring timely delivery of medical supplies across Nigeria. The co-founder said the company, Zipline, was designed to enable access to vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations. According to Cliffton, the company has delivered millions of vaccine doses, essential medicines, and more than 260 types of health products to more than 900 hospitals, health facilities and community drop points. He said that across Africa, the company had invested to build local infrastructure and human capacity, creating more than 500 local jobs in robotics, healthcare, software engineering and business disciplines. The Zipline boss said the ...

T he National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) on Wednesday commended the Federal Government for signing the Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) Bill into law. The President of NATCOMS, Mr Adeolu Ogunbanjo, made the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. NAN reports that the Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, disclosed this development on his X (formerly Twitter) page on Wednesday. Tijani said that the Federal Government had signed the “Designation and Protection of Critical National Information Infrastructure Order 2024” into law. He said: “Finally, cable vandals in the country, especially those that tamper with telecommunications infrastructure, are in trouble as the Federal Government has signed the Designation and Protection of Critical National Information Infrastructure Order 2024 into law. “This is a significant step that will strengthen and protect investments in the Infor...