UPDATE : Sowunmi Confident Of Saraki Defeat In Likely PDP Chairmanship Battle

PDP stalwart Segun Sowunmi is certain of victory in the event of a head-to-head battle with former Senate President Bukola Saraki for the office of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, saying, “I’ll beat him”. Sowunmi made the assertion during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday. Asked how he…

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WHO issues new, guidelines on infection prevention, control COVID-19, guidelines for Ebola, Marburg

by Ayomide Otitoju The World Health Organization (WHO) regularly updates its guidance for policymakers and health workers as new information and data come in. Today, two infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines were issued: an updated Infection prevention and control in the context of coronavirus disease (‎COVID-19)‎: a living guideline, and a new guidance on…

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Niger Coup: ECOWAS Vows To Hold Russia Responsible If Wagner Violates Human Rights

The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, who made a live appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily Friday, noted that another West African nation had a separate arrangement with the security outfit. “The Wagner Group, apparently, is in Mali today. The Malian government says this is an agreement between them…

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Access Bank, Foundation partner on enterprise project

The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, with support from Access Bank Plc, has donated 11 laptops to the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) to bolster its Enterprise Workspace Management Solutions (E-WMS) Project.The E-WMS utilises automation to optimise office space allocations within Federal Secretariat Complexes, enabling the OHCSF to monitor office spaces,…

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FirstBank inaugurates automated self service branch

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced the launch of its second fully automated branch, the FirstBank Digital Xperience Centre (DXC), on the campus of the University of Ibadan (U.I).Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Professor. Kayode Adebowale, Deputy Vice Chancellor Admin, Professor E.O Ayoola and Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics, Professor Aderonke Baiyeroju led the university…

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WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing

By Ayomide Otitoju Three months ago, I declared an end to COVID-19 as a global health emergency, although I said that it remains a global health threat. Since then, the number of reported cases, hospitalizations and deaths globally has continued to decline. However, the number of countries reporting data to WHO has also declined significantly….

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WHO convenes first high-level global summit on traditional medicine

…..to explore evidence base, opportunities to accelerate health for all By Ayomide Otitoju The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on 17 and 18 August 2023​ in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Co-hosted by the Government of India, the Summit will explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing…

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