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By Dipo Olowookere African governments have been charged to adopt “a more innovative model of primary health delivery with grassroots-focused universal health coverage structure that is customised to suit the peculiarities” of the continent. This advice was given by the Chairman and chief executive of Elkris Group, Dr Elliott Scott Omose, during a media chat with newsmen over the weekend. The healthcare practitioner, who described primary healthcare in Africa as non-existent, said the continent has the capacity to deliver quality service to its citizens. Mr Omose is also the founder of PreDiagnosis International, an innovative public healthcare management non-profit organisation

By Aduragbemi Omiyale A smart recycling hub has been unveiled at the Ojoo terminal in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, courtesy of a waste management consultant, Mottainai Recycling Limited. The facility was opened on Monday at a ceremony attended by the representatives of the state government, the consultant, and the Akinyele Local Government, among others. The Director of Environment of the local council, Mrs Ahmed B.D., said the initiative was aimed to raise awareness among traders, market women, and the general public about climate change, stressing the hazards and consequences of indiscriminate waste disposal, and other undesirable waste management practices.

By Aduragbemi Omiyale This news from Fidson Healthcare Plc will excite the more than 1.9 million HIV-infected people in Nigeria as the company has signed a strategic deal with a Chinese firm, Aidea Pharmaceutical Company Limited for the production of innovative drugs for the treatment of the disease. The Nigerian company, in a statement, said it sealed the agreement in Yangzhou, China, on Monday, November 13, 2023, to address the medical challenges faced by infected persons in the country. Fidson said it would collaborate with Aidea to manufacture, promote and sell products that would help with the treatment of HIV.

By Adedapo Adesanya The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that foreign airlines’ blocked funds in Nigeria have risen to over $743.7 million. In a letter dated March 14, 2023, and signed by the Area Manager for West and Central Africa, Dr Samson Fatokun, it was disclosed that the blocked funds rose from $549 million in December 2022 and $662 million in January to $743.7 million. IATA noted that for over a year, Nigeria had been the country with the highest amount of airlines’ blocked funds in the world. According to the association, the increasing backlog of international airlines’

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The free fall of Naira at the foreign exchange market entered another fresh climax in the afternoon of Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Business Post reports that the local currency moved from N507 per Dollar it opened this morning to N510 in the afternoon. Last week, the Naira first hit the N500 mark from N498 to the Dollar, before finishing the week at N503 per Dollar. Also as at the time of writing this report, the British Pound Sterling is being exchanged at N625 from N620 it opened on Wednesday morning, while the Euro is traded at N535

By Modupe Gbadeyanka It is no doubt that the local stock market has been on the downtrend for some weeks now, but for smart investors, the best time to buy stocks is when the market is down because prices are very low and when the market begins to pick, you can then sell to make profit. For those who have the balls, this is the time to enter the market and select some fundamentally sound stocks at the market. Analysts at Meristem Research have listed five equities investors can keep a close tab on in this trading week and they

By Dipo Olowookere As the deadline to deposit old Naira notes draws closer, Ecobank Nigeria has advised its customers to avoid the last-minute rush and do the needful quickly. Last October, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it was redesigning the N200, N500, and N1,000 notes to counter hoarding of the banknotes and counterfeiting. On November 23, 2022, it unveiled the new notes, and on December 15, 2022, they hit circulation and would be spent alongside the old notes until January 31, 2023, when they (old notes) cease to be legal tender in Nigeria. Though some Nigerians have lamented

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Mrs Miriam Chidiebele Olusanya has been announced as an Executive Director of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) Plc. Her appointment was announced last week by the financial institution in a statement to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the investing public. This followed the approval of the appointment by the board of directors of GTBank and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Until her recent appointment, Mrs Olusanya was a General Manager. She is the Head, Wholesale Banking Division of the lender. Mrs Olusanya has over 20 years of banking experience which spans through Transaction Services, Treasury, Assets

By Modupe Gbadeyanka World Council of Churches (WCC) says it is starting the process of developing a Global Ecumenical Health Strategy, following the legacy of churches’ high profile in health care and mission historically. According to Dr Mwai Makoka, WCC programme executive for Health and Healing, “Standing at the threshold of the Sustainable Development Goals, (we) believe it is time for the church to reaffirm the role it has played over centuries as leader in global health, and to consolidate efforts towards health and healing for all.” Mr Makoka said further that “The church has been engaged in health services

By Dipo Olowookere The withdrawal of the operating license of Skye Bank Plc by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) late September 2018 has continued to generate reactions from experts, analysts and observers. When the apex bank collapsed Skye Bank, it announced a bridge bank called Polaris Bank, retaining the management it appointed for the defunct lender in 2016 because it was impressed with their performance. But some people who have chewed on the statement of the Mr Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor, on the establishment of the bridge bank, have described Polaris Bank “dead on arrival”. According to Mr

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The management of Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) Plc has been commended for adhering to higher corporate governance and regulatory compliance. This commendation was given by the chief executive of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited, Mr Temi Popoola, at the Facts-Behind-the-Figures on Wednesday in Lagos. The NGX chief, represented by the Divisional Head of Capital Markets at the NGX, Mr Jude Chiemeka, said it was nice for CWG to engage the capital market stakeholders for the presentation of its financial performance, strategic, and operational developments, an action he said encourages transparency and price discovery, which will positively impact