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…
As part of efforts to promote sales and reward brand loyalty, BUA Cement has launched its #WinWithTheKing promo.This is the first of its kind by BUA since it was established. It is expected to run for 83 days. This will see users of BUA Cement winning the company’s branded T-shirts, rechargeable lamps, TV sets, Generator…
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,…
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…
By Ayomide Otitoju The World Health Organization on Wednesday classified the EG.5 coronavirus strain circulating in the United States and China as a “variant of interest” but said it did not seem to pose more of a threat to public health than other variants. The fast-spreading variant, the most prevalent in the United States with…
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….
…..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…
By Ayomide Otitoju During the public health emergency of international concern associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, from January 2020 to May 2023, countries’ response efforts were guided by temporary recommendations issued under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR). In the current transitional phase, countries’ preparedness and response actions can be guided by standing recommendations, issued…
Dangote Cement Plc says it has put in place plans to establish a block moulders academy to curb the spate of building collapse in the country, it said in a statement that the Academywould be structured and equipped to support the seamless transfer of requisite skills to block makers and artisans in the real estate…
