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Senator Ifeanyi Ubah reported dead in London
The Anambra Senator was said to have passed away in London. Ubah, who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, a few months ago, was billed to seek the party’s ticket ahead of the Anambra State governorship election. Details of his demise are still scanty as of the time of filing this report. But a source claimed he made…
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Metro
AYCF backs Air Peace on traditional water salute at Gatwick Airport
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) says it will support Air Peace’s intention to engage in the traditional water salutation at Gatwick Airport. The President General of AYCF, Mr. Yerima Shettima, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. Shettima said that the forum perceived the denial of the authorities…
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General News
London-Lagos journey: I was lonely, now I’m thankful, says Nubi
Pelumi Nubi, a travel content creator who successfully went on a solo trip from London to Lagos by road, says the journey was lonely. She said this in an interview with newsmen at the Nigeria-Seme Border on her arrival in the country. NAN reports that her road manifest from the UK took her through France and Spain into Africa…
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Metro
Air Peace announces N1.2m for London route
Air Peace announced on Wednesday that announced N1.2 million and N4 million, respectively, on its London route for economy and business classes, effective March 30. This is contained in a statement in Lagos by the airline’s Corporate Communications Lead, Mr. Stanley Olisa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that flight tickets for London in Nigeria are between N2.3 million…
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education
TETFund to support King’s College London in establishing medical school
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has assured of its readiness to provide support for King’s College, London, on its partnership with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) toward establishing a medical school in Abuja. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, made this known during a visit to his office by a senior delegation from the King’s College on Tuesday…
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Europe
London court rejects P&ID’s plea to appeal $11bn judgment
Abuja, Dec. 21, 2023 (NAN) A Business and Property Court in London presided over by Justice Robin Knowles of the Commercial Courts of England and Wales has refused to grant an application by Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) seeking to appeal the judgement stopping the enforcement of its $11 billion award against Nigeria. Knowles, in a judgment on Thursday, ruled…
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Africa
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Singapore Changi (SIN) is the Busiest Global International Route in the World, OAG Data Reveals
LONDON — OAG, the leading data platform for the global travel industry, today revealed its 2023 Busiest Routes in the world. The analysis is powered by OAG’s Global Airline Schedules Data and provides an overview of route performance and trends, both internationally and domestically. Once again Asia-Pacific has the busiest routes in the world, claiming 7 of the Top 10 global international and 9 global…
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Africa
Amsterdam & Partners LLP Appointed by Democratic Republic of Congo to Investigate Laundering of Critical Minerals
LONDON — His Excellency Mr. Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has met in Kinshasa with members of the law firm Amsterdam & Partners LLP, which has been retained by the Government of the DRC in order to conduct investigations, pursuant to Congolese and international law, concerning the supply chain of 3T minerals (tin, tungsten,…
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Health
Hikma continues strong momentum across the Group and upgrades guidance for 2023
London, United Kingdom — Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (Hikma, Group), the multinational pharmaceutical group, today provides an update on current trading. Riad Mishlawi, Chief Executive Officer of Hikma, said: “The good momentum during the first half has continued, enabling us to upgrade full year guidance in two of our three businesses. Our Branded business is performing exceptionally well on an underlying…
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IHS Towers Partners with Limitless Space Institute to Inspire Space Exploration and Education in Brazil and Nigeria
LONDON & NEW YORK — IHS Holding Limited (NYSE: IHS) (“IHS Towers”), one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has today announced a one-year partnership with the Limitless Space Institute (LSI), a non-profit education and research organization. This partnership will commence in January 2024 and is designed to…
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Africa
IHS Towers Publishes 2022 Sustainability Report
LONDON — IHS Holding Limited (NYSE: IHS) (“IHS Towers”), one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has today published its 2022 Sustainability Report. The report covers sustainability activities from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022, and is prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative Standards and…
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Africa
Good momentum across all businesses and updated Generics guidance
London, United Kingdom — Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (Hikma, Group), the multinational pharmaceutical group, today provides an update on current trading ahead of its Annual General Meeting. Said Darwazah, Hikma’s Executive Chairman and CEO, said: “Hikma has had a good start to the year. Our Injectables and Branded businesses continue to perform well reflecting our diversified portfolio of products and manufacturing…
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Africa
London-based technology brand “Nothing” enters Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Market with Jarir Bookstore
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — Jarir Bookstore, KSA’s longest established bookstore and leading consumer tech retailer, has announced an exclusive partnership with London-based technology brand Nothing, bringing Phone (1) to the Saudi Arabia market. Phone (1) will be available across all stores and Jarir.com starting from the 1st of March 2023. Also, through this collaboration, Jarir Bookstore will offer…
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Africa
OAG Launches Flight Status Alerts, An All-New View of Immediate Flight Changes
LONDON — OAG, the world’s leading provider of travel data and insight, today announced the launch of its new Flight Status Alerts, which delivers an all-new view of immediate flight changes. Flight Status Alerts directly integrates into OAG’s Flight Info Platform, which already provides a continuous stream of flight schedule changes. Flight Status Data together with Flight Schedules now delivers the broadest possible…
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Africa
Hikma and Celltrion Healthcare sign new exclusive licensing agreement for Vegzelma® for the Middle East and North Africa region
London, United Kingdom — Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (Hikma), the multinational pharmaceutical company, announces a new exclusive licensing agreement with Celltrion Healthcare Co., Ltd, a global biopharmaceutical company, for Vegzelma® (CT-P16, bevacizumab). Under the terms of the agreement, Celltrion Healthcare will be responsible for the development, manufacturing and supply of Vegzelma® and Hikma will be responsible for the commercialisation of the product in…
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Africa
Nothing appoints Rishi Kishor Gupta as Business Lead for the Middle East
Dubai, United Arab Emirates — London-based consumer technology company Nothing, announced today the appointment of Rishi Kishor Gupta as Business Lead for its Middle East operations. Rishi, a veteran in the consumer technology space with over 15 years’ of experience, will be responsible for driving growth in the highly-competitive market, and spearheading business development and operations for Nothing in the…
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Africa
Hikma and Celltrion Healthcare sign exclusive licensing agreement for ustekinumab for the Middle East and North Africa region
London, England — Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (Hikma), the multinational pharmaceutical company, announces a new exclusive licensing agreements with Celltrion Healthcare Co., Ltd. for CT-P43 (ustekinumab). CT-P43 is a monoclonal antibody that is a proposed biosimilar to Janssen’s Stelara®. Under the terms of the agreement, Hikma will have exclusive rights to commercialise CT-P43 in all of its MENA markets and Celltrion Healthcare will…
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