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US wants WTO DG race reopened — fresh setback for Okonjo-Iweala
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HealthPlus petitions police accuses Chidi Okoro of allegedly assaulting CEO, seizing firm’s documents
HealthPlus, a pharmaceutical company, has petitioned the Nigerian Police Force over an alleged physical assault on Bukky George, the company’s chief executive officer (CEO), by Chidi Okoro, chief transformation officer (CTO) of the company. Okoro was also accused of seizing the company’s confidential documents and legal files without authorisation. Read more
US wants WTO DG race reopened — fresh setback for Okonjo-Iweala
The United States (US) has suggested that the process to find a new director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) needs to be reopened, BBC is reporting. Robert Lighthizer, US trade representative, during an interview on Wednesday, said the WTO needs “someone with real experience in trade, not someone from the World Bank or a development person.” Read more
US to urgently approve Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
The Chief Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Stephen Hahn, has stated that the organization is working to approve Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine. He revealed on Thursday that Moderna has been informed by the FDA that the approval of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate will be fast-tracked, as it works towards the finalization and issuance of emergency use authorization (EUA). Read more
CBN orders closure of money transfer operators’ naira accounts
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed the Deposit Money Banks to close all naira accounts of International Money Transfer Operators. It disclosed this on Friday in a circular tilted ‘Receipt of diaspora remittances: Additional operational guidelines 2 addressed to all Deposit Money Banks, Payment Service Providers and International Money Transfer Operators. Read more
The Feds’ Risky Billion Dollar Bet On Moderna Pays Off As FDA Authorizes Its Covid-19 Vaccine
In April, the federal government’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority announced a nearly $500 million grant to Cambridge, Mass.-based biotech startup Moderna. This announcement came just a few weeks after Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine was first injected into a clinical trial patient. In June, the agency ponied up more money for developing and manufacturing the vaccine, bringing the total to nearly a billion dollars. It was a gamble — a lot of money on a biotech company that hadn’t yet produced an approved medication. Read more
Nigeria’s yearly exports to South Africa exceed $3.8bn — Envoy
The Consul General of Nigeria to South Africa, Abdulmalik Ahmed, has said that Nigeria’s yearly exports to South Africa now exceed $3.8bn. Speaking at a press conference which took place on Friday in Johannesburg, he explained that South Africa had remained Nigeria’s biggest partner over the years. Read more
Social
EbonyLife launches Creative Academy in collaboration with Lagos State Government and LACI
The EbonyLife Creative Academy (ELCA) has been declared open for registration on www.ebonylifecreativeacademy.com. This groundbreaking initiative is supported by the Lagos State Government through Lagos State Creative Industries Initiative (LACI), under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture. Read more
Top 10 Nollywood movie stars of the Covid-19 year [Pulse picks 2020]
2020 has not been without its challenges. Now that’s an attempt to trivialize the heavy blow that the pandemic dealt the Nigerian film industry, one that it is still yet to recover from. Due to the closure of cinemas across Nigeria for months, films initially slated for release this year suffered delayed-release. Thankfully, video on demand (VOD) platforms like Netflix, Showmax were on hand to save the year, bringing film lovers some of the anticipated films of the year. Read more
Eminem Apologizes to Rihanna After Controversial Chris Brown Lyrics Were Leaked
Eminem is sending an apology to Rihanna through music. On Friday, Dec. 18, the rapper surprised fans when he released a new album titled Music to Be Murdered By—Side B. As music lovers began listening to the companion record to January's Music to Be Murdered By, some noticed a few lyrics about another music superstar. Read more
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