CNBC Africa’s ChristyCole caught up with Dr. Jide Idris, Commissioner of Health for Lagos State on the side-lines of the Future of Health Summit by Philips in collaboration with Forbes Africa, and he spoke about plans to improve health outcomes in Nigeria.

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According to the recent Depository Corporation survey report by the CBN, credit to Nigeria's domestic economy dropped by 6.41 percent to N25.71 trillion in May, driven by decline in credit to the government and to the private sector.

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday (August 4) it had made U.S. actor Steven Seagal its special representative for Russian-U.S. humanitarian ties, a role it said was meant to deepen cultural, art and youth ties between the two countries.

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board is aiming to grow value retention in the oil and gas value chain from the current 28 percent to 70 percent while creating 300,000 direct jobs in Nigeria.

The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo Leila Zerrougui believes that the peace mission MONUSCO has contributed towards greater security in the DRC.

The United Nations says families in Nigeria spend approximately 20 percent of GDP per capita on preschool-related expenditures annually. Euphrates Efose, Chief of Education at UNICEF Nigeria joins CNBC Africa to discuss evaluate this data and look at strategies for improving the quality of primary Education in Nigeria.

Seni Adio, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law joins CNBC Africa to discuss how amending some of Nigeria's laws could improve the country's business environment.

Seni Adio, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law joins CNBC Africa to discuss how amending some of Nigeria's laws could improve the country's business environment.

In Rwanda about 400,000 smallholder farmers produce coffee and depend on the crop's revenues for their livelihood. CNBC Africa's Fiona Muthoni traveled about 140 kilometres away from the capital city of Kigali on a quest to understand how the country’s coffee value chain can be improved.

The council of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently met and expressed concerns over the investigating activities of anti-graft agencies and regulatory institutions regarding alleged infractions by corporate organisations. Muda Yusuf, Director General of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry joins CNBC Africa for more.

The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed Deposit Money Banks to offer mobile money wallets without prior approval. Chidinma Lawanson, Financial Services Consultant at International Finance Corporation (IFC) joins CNBC Africa for more.