By Ayomide Otitoju Nearly five years after the emergence of COVID-19, a new global report by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals sluggish progress in addressing critical gaps in infection prevention and control (IPC) to curb health care-associated infections (HAIs). The report, unveiled at a G7 side-event hosted by Italy, underscores that a significant proportion…
By Ayomide Otitoju Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun convened a high-level meeting with experts and development consultants on November 27, 2024, at the IGP Smart Conference Hall, Abuja. The session, part of ongoing efforts to improve police welfare, focused on accelerating the reconstruction of dilapidated police barracks nationwide. The initiative builds on the…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Sly Ezeokenwa, has confirmed that Bianca Ojukwu, widow of the late Biafran leader Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, remains a member of APGA despite her appointment as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs by President Bola Tinubu. Speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television program, Ezeokenwa stated that…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned until December 10 to rule on the bail application filed by former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello and two co-defendants in an ongoing N110 billion fraud case brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bello, alongside Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu, is…
By Ayomide Otitoju The new 150,000 barrels per day Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) complex is on track to begin operations by mid-2025, according to Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). Kyari made the announcement during a tour of the facility in Rivers State on Tuesday. He…
By Ayomide Otitoju Access Bank PLC, a flagship subsidiary of Access Holdings PLC, has finalized its acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank Angola S.A. and Standard Chartered Bank (Sierra Leone) Limited. The milestone was announced on November 27, 2024, marking a significant expansion of Access Bank’s footprint in Africa. Speaking on the achievement, Roosevelt Ogbonna, Managing…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, has purchased 15 million shares of the bank in a transaction valued at N239.4 million. Details disclosed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Monday revealed that the transaction occurred between November 21 and 22, 2024, at an average…
By Ayomide Otitoju Ecobank Nigeria, in partnership with industry stakeholders, is set to host the inaugural Design & Build Expo, showcasing 54 exhibitors from across the construction and design sectors. This was disclosed on Monday by Omoboye Odu, Head of SME, Partnerships, and Collaboration at Ecobank, during a media briefing held at the bank’s Lagos…
By Ayomide Otitoju Tehilah Isimah, a 16-year-old student from Everest Heights International Academy, Gwagwalada, Abuja, has emerged as the overall winner of the 14th edition of the National Essay Competition (NEC) organized by the UBA Foundation. Isimah clinched the top spot at the grand finale held on Tuesday at UBA House, Lagos. She was awarded…
