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Wife of the Senate President, Mrs Toyin Saraki had just advocated for better health and gender data collection to create way for families and health professionals to track the progress of a pregnancy, register birth and record immunisation and health information. Mrs Saraki, the founder and president of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), made the advocacy in a keynote address she delivered at the Cambridge-Africa day hosted by the University of Cambridge, Emmanuel College, United Kingdom. She noted that, “there must be data revolution in Africa to give us an accurate indication of who, what and where our attention is needed. Partnerships and collaborations between the UK and African institutions – such as the University of Cambridge – can and will provide the key that Africa needs to unlock its potential.” “I believe that research should serve the dual effect of informing academia and policy, as well as providing data and tools that build capacity that transform knowledge ...

Sasaki made this statement on Tuesday while stressing on the way to conquer corruption. Nigeria will not achieve any progress in the He said that fight against corruption if law enforcement authorities continue to act outside the law. He continued by saying “If we are truly serious about building a Nigeria that is free from corruption and its myriad consequences, then we must fight to build a nation of institutions under law,” Mr. Saraki said. “Anti-corruption does not start or end with the ICPC, or the EFCC, the Police or the SSS. This fight is all-encompassing.”