The federal government is to develop a Geographical Indications (GI), System for the country, as part of ongoing efforts to review the nation’s Intellectual Property policy and laws. Amb. Mariam Katagum, Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment made this known on Thursday in a statement after a GI capacity building workshop in Abuja. The workshop with the theme: “Understanding policy support for GIs in Nigeria” was organised as part of efforts between the Federal Government and the European Union to build capacity for the evolution of GI Sui Generis system for Nigeria. Geographical Indications identify products by their…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Airtel Africa Plc, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services in 14 countries, on Thursday announced the appointment of Mr Olusegun Ogunsanya, as the new Chief Executive Officer. In a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Thursday, Airtel Africa said that Ogunsanya would take over from Raghunath Mandava, as the Managing Director and the Chief Executive Officer, following his intention to retire. It said Ogunsanya who was presently the Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria, would join the Board of Airtel Africa with effect from October 1, 2021. According to the statement, Ogunsanya joined Airtel Africa in…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has queried the Board of the First Bank of Nigeria Plc for removing Dr Adesola Adeduntan, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, without regulatory approval. The query is contained in a letter dated April 28, 2021 signed by the CBN Director, Banking Supervision, Mr Haruna Mustafa. The letter was addressed to the bank’s Chairman, Mrs Ibukun Awosika. Mustafa said that the action was taken without due consultations with the regulatory authorities, especially given the systemic importance of the commercial bank. He noted that the tenure of Adeduntan has yet to expire. “The CBN was not…
A German Organisation, Taz Panter Foundation, with support from the German Foreign Office, has begun a workshop for African Journalists from 16 countries. The workshop which started on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 will run through February 2022. Participants were selected from 16 African countries including Algeria, Angola, Cameron, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Morrocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Ugandan and Zimbabwe. Speaking at the opening session of the workshop on Wednesday, the Culture Editor at Taz, Mr Ole Schulz, who spoke via Zoom from Berlin, said that the workshop with theme: “Access: Connecting In Times of Pandemic’’ was…
U.S. President Joe Biden has urged Congress to approve in May a police reform that would address the issue of racially motivated brutality. Biden made the call in a speech before a joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening. “Let’s get it done next month, by the first anniversary of George Floyd’s death. “The country supports this reform. Congress should act,” Biden said. Floyd, an African American resident of Minneapolis, died in police custody last May. Earlier this month former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder in the Floyd case. The police reform bears Chauvin’s name and…
German vaccine manufacturer BioNTech is to request the authorisation of its COVID-19 vaccine for children from the age of 12 in the European Union, it announced on Thursday. The request would probably be filed in the next few days with the European Medicines Agency (EMA), a spokesperson told doa. The news magazine Der Spiegel had reported the request would be filed on Wednesday. “We have submitted the study data for those aged 12 to 15 for approval in the United States; in Europe we are in the last steps,” BioNTech chief, Ugur Sahin, said according to Der Spiegel. The approval…
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Hon. Justice Salisu Abdullahi, as the Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The confirmation of Abdullahi’s nomination followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters during plenary. In the presentation of the committee Chairman, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, Abdullahi was found to have demonstrated sufficient knowledge and full grasp of the law, in response to questions put to him on the independence of the judiciary. He said that the appointment of the nominee satisfied the requirements of the…
The World Bank says Russia, Iraq, Iran, the United States, Algeria, Venezuela and Nigeria remain the top seven gas flaring countries for nine years running. The bank said this on Wednesday in Washington DC in its gas flaring satellite data for 2020, compiled by World Bank’s Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFR). It added that the satellite was first launched in 2012. It said that the seven countries produced 40 per cent of the world’s oil each year, but accounted for roughly two-thirds (65 per cent) of global gas flaring. “This trend is indicative of ongoing, though differing challenges facing these…
Nigeria Diaspora Network (NDN), on Wednesday, said it would support the country with $10 million to ensure that transparent and accountable candidates are elected into offices in the 2023 elections. NDN, an association of Nigerians living abroad, made its plan known in a statement by its Director of Publicity, Akintunde Ademola, in Abuja. According to the group, the Nigeria Diaspora Network will support good governance candidacy programme for Nigeria’s next election. “NDN, a composition of Nigerian professionals abroad, was established to lend logistics and media support to leaders — particularly young leaders — kicking off projects and founding new organisations to fight…
The Nigerian-American singer, songwriter and record producer, David Adeleke a.k.a Davido will be dropping the visuals of ‘LALA’ featuring Ckay on April, 29. The afrobeat star took to his official Twitter account on Wednesday to announce the release. He tweeted, “Creating this music video was an amazing experience, my whole career, one thing I have always preached in my own words is “We Rise by lifting others”. “So in my own little way, meet some of my friends all having fun doing something we all enjoy! “Davido feat Clay Lala video, 29 April, 2021. The audio of Lala was released…