APA
18 Sep
Bavarian Nordic A/S (OMX: BAVA) and Gavi, a Vaccine Alliance have announced an advance purchase agreement (APA) to secure 500,000 doses of the MVA-BN Mpox vaccine to be supplied to countries in Africa impacted by the Mpox outbreak. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO ) of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Dr Sania Nishtar explained that the…
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Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello appeared at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged misappropriation of funds. Bello, accompanied by his legal team, arrived at the EFCC office in a black Hilux vehicle early Tuesday morning. This appearance follows a recent Supreme Court ruling that upheld the constitutionality of…
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The Conference of Ethnic Tribes and Minorities (COETAM) in Nigeria insists that without credible data, Nigeria's development would surely be hindered. Led by Comrade Patrick Ameh, the group, in a statement on Tuesday, stressed the urgent need for the government to conduct another national exercise to accommodate the sudden population explosion and correct the defects…
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Members of the House of Representatives have thrown their weight behind the decision to relieve Mr Yakubu Danladi Umar of his duties as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) for allegedly indulging in a public brawl with a security guard at the Banex Plaza Shopping Complex, Abuja, recently. The decision followed the…
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Head of Business Technology and Digital Innovation at Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, Mr Tobe Nnadozie, has revealed the role digital innovation is playing in expanding the capital market and the economy. He made the disclosure recently in Ibadan, Oyo State, during the Annual Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers’ Conference 2024. According to him, the…
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Mr. Bullah Bi-Allah, the Director of Information, Secretary, Research and Information (SR&I), National Assembly, has denied the purported budget presentation by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday. Bi-Allah said this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday following the news making the round that the president was billed to present the budget on Wednesday, Nov. 27.…
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The world's oldest man, Briton John Tinniswood, has died aged 112 at the care home where he lived in Southport, northwest England, Guinness World Records said on Tuesday, quoting his family. Tinniswood was born in Liverpool on August 26, 1912, and died on Monday. He became the world's oldest man in April following the death…
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Russia said on Tuesday it had detained a British man it captured fighting for Ukraine in Kyiv's offensive into Russia's western Kursk region. A court in the region said it had on Monday ordered James Scott Rhys Anderson be remanded in custody, alleging he had "participated in armed hostilities on the territory of the Kursk…
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Within the next few months, Mama Femi, who died at the ripe age of 93, will be buried. Mama was a well-known educationist in her day, and her extensive and significant contributions to Nigeria's educational system won her respect and recognition all around the nation. She established one of Nigeria's most prestigious schools in the…