AfCFTA to leverage IP protocol for industrialisation, pharmaceutical production — Mene
The Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, Secretariat, Wamkele Mene, has said the implementation of the AfCFTA Protocol on Intellectual Property Rights will drive Africa's industrialisation, boost local pharmaceutical production and reduce the continent's dependence on imported products.
United Nigeria Airlines gains AFRAA membership
By Dickson Omobola United Nigeria Airlines has been admitted as a Full Member of the African Airlines Association, AFRAA, a move that strengthens the continental body’s presence in one of Africa’s largest and fastest-growing aviation markets. Members of AFRAA have multiple benefits including collective advocacy, network and partnership facilitation, market intelligence, operational efficiency and joint […]
NWC’s reversal of Ondo NASS primaries saved APC from ‘electoral precipice’ — AMG
— Says Aiyedatiwa can’t deliver Ondo for APC in 2027 By Dayo Johnson, Akure The Asiwaju Mandate Group (AMG) in Ondo State has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee’s (NWC) reversal of several Senate and House of Representatives primary election results saved the party from what it described as an “electoral precipice.” […]
Ondo NDDC commissioner to Aiyedatiwa: Accept NASS primary outcome, stop further protests
—Accept defeat in good faith By Dayo Johnson Akure Ondo State representative on the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC Board, Hon. Otito Atikase, has urged Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to accept the outcome of the APC National Assembly primary and discourage protests against the party and President Bola Tinubu. In a statement titled “Political Loyalty: A […]
Ondo LG chairmen seek Tinubu’s intervention in APC NASS primaries row
—-We’re appealing, not protesting By Dayo Johnson Akure The 18 Local Government Chairmen in Ondo State have asked President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the dispute over the APC Appeal Committee’s decision to overturn primary results in several constituencies in the state. Chairmen, under the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, said Tinubu’s intervention […]
Lagos submerged as floods sack homes, paralyse traffic, halts businesses
By Clifford Ndujihe, Olasunkanmi Akoni, Ebunoluwa Sessou & Efe Onodjae TORRENTIAL rainfall lasting over 12 hours, yesterday, submerged property and roads in Lagos, bringing normal commercial activities and vehicular movement to a halt. The downpour, which started on Sunday, reached a crescendo, leaving motorists and commuters stranded across the metropolis, while residents had to bail out storm […]
