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- 9 Dec 2020
COVID-19: Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Documents Hacked
Documents relating to the regulatory submission for Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate were “unlawfully accessed” during a cyberattack on the European Medicines Agency (EMA), Pfizer…
- 22 Apr 2021
Pfizer Confirms Fake Vaccine Shots on Sale in Some Markets
Fake doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine were being sold in Mexico and Poland for as much as $2,500 a shot, the US drugmaker and an official confirmed. At a clinic in Mexico some 80 people…
- 22 Nov 2020
Meet Ogbuagu, Nigerian Doctor behind Historic Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine
Dr. Onyema E. Ogbuagu, a Nigerian-American is one of the medical masterminds behind the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough. Paul Kegame, President of Rwanda and Dr. Ogbuagu Dr. Ogbuagu is a twin…
- 17 Nov 2021
COVID- 19 Vaccine Manufacturers’ Make $65,000 Every Minute – Report
Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna are making combined profits of $65,000 every minute from their highly successful Covid-19 vaccines while the world’s poorest countries remain largely unvaccinated,…
- 28 Dec 2020
Man Dies 2 Hours after Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
A 75-year-old man from Beit Shean died Monday morning from cardiac arrest, about two hours after receiving the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. The man received the vaccine at 8:30 in the morning, and waited…
- 12 Nov 2020
Global Equities Take a Breather Following Massive Vaccine-related Moves
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM, Pfizer and BioNTech’s announcement on Monday that their Covid-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing the virus has led to big market…
- 19 Jul 2017
Ohuabunwa, Oyebode Headline Potter's House Wealth Creation Seminar
To meet the yearnings of professionals, business owners and craftsmen seeking self-determination and financial freedom, the Noble Men of The Potter’s House of Lagos have announced its inaugural…
- 31 Mar 2019
NAFDAC Warns of Fake Meningitis Vaccines in Circulation
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) alerts the public, especially the health care providers on the circulation of fake MencevaxTM ACWY and MencevaxTM ACW vaccines…
- 9 Nov 2025
COVID-19 Vaccines may Help some Cancer Patients Fight Tumors
The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients – revving up their immune systems to help fight tumors. People with advanced lung or skin cancer who were…
- 20 Jun 2017
NHEA 2017: Prof. Akinsete, Ohuabunwa to Be Honoured
Professor (Mrs.) Ibironke Akinsete and Pharm (Mazi) Sam Ohuabunwa are to be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Awards by organisers of the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA 2017) in…
- 5 Feb 2019
18th Edition of CFA's Startups Hangout Comes Up on February 27; Set to teach Startups how to scale up
By Wale Oguntokun The 18th edition of CFA's Startups Hangout, slated for Wednesday, February 27, 2019, promises to be a burden-breaker for many upcoming Startups. This is because, the theme…
- 20 Nov 2020
The Sunny Disposition of Private Equity in Today’s COVID-19 World
Gregory Kronsten We listened with great interest to four prominent private equity players in Africa in a discussion of prospects during and after COVID-19. The event took place in early November, and…
- 4 Dec 2020
Covid-19 Vaccines Are ‘Liquid Gold’ to Criminals- Interpol
International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has raised the alarm over plans to sell fake COVID-19 vaccines, thereby disrupting the supply chain and endangering lives. According to the…
- 18 Jan 2021
FG Says COVID-19 Vaccine Safe
Dr. Faisal Shuaib, executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has debunked fears and reports that the expected COVID-19 vaccines in the country neither…
- 1 Dec 2021
COVID’s Omicron Variant is High Risk — Here’s Are all You Need to Know
Researchers are still learning about Covid’s new omicron variant, but one expert has a stark prediction. “All the scientists I’ve talked to... are like, ‘This is not going to be good,’” Moderna CEO…
- 14 Feb 2022
Remedial Health Raises $1M Pre-seed Funding to Digitize Africa’s Neighbourhood Pharmacies
Remedial Health, a healthtech startup that develops solutions to make Africas pharmaceutical sector more efficient, has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding to roll out its digital procurement and…
- 9 Dec 2020
Benedict Peters, True Nigerian Export
By Jackson Ugbechie In a season when some Nigerians are being demonised across the world as agents of crime and criminalities, we cannot but raise our glasses to salute the likes of Adewale Adeyemo,…
- 28 Aug 2017
Caritas Communications Appoints Onyia, Bolaji as Directors
Caritas Communications Limited, Africa’s leading reputation management consultancy has announced the appointment of two new management directors as part of the company’s effort to assure improved…
- 6 Jun 2016
Over 1, 259 Nominations Received for Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Awards 2016
The Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Awards (NHEA) has received over 1,259 nominations from different healthcare organizations, individuals, NGOs, and Foundations nationwide. Nominations for various…
- 6 Sept 2022
Insights and Guidelines for Managing Your Sales Team
By Kunle Adebiyi The right sales team is a critical factor that determines sales success and revenue growth for an organization. Your sales force isn't just a group of people, it's an engine that can…
- 20 Nov 2015
Massive Unemployment Hit Nigeria as 1.3m Nigerians Lose Jobs
A record 1.3 million Nigerians suffered job losses during the second quarter of 2015 alone, bringing the country's total unemployment rate to greater than 6 million individuals, according to a recent…
- 28 Apr 2021
Flutterwave Listed among 100 Most Influential Companies by TIME
Flutterwave, Nigerian fintech company has been listed as a pioneer on TIME’s newly released list of 100 Most Influential Companies making an extra ordinary impact around the world. Flutterwave joined…
- 16 Mar 2014
Securex Develops Security Approaches -Tori
Tori Abiola, is the managing director, Montgomery West Africa. She joined Montgomery in 2012 and has over 16 years experience working in a variety of marketing, sales and management roles for…
- 29 Sept 2008
Ericsson, UN Partner on Digital-Health for Africa
Ericsson is joining forces with the United Nations Office for Partnerships to use telecommunications to bring mobile-health applications and services (m-health) and telemedicine to rural…
- 14 Sept 2020
Risk Assets Push Higher on Vaccine Hopes; Eyes on the Fed
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM, After two consecutive weeks of back-to-back declines, global stocks kicked off Monday with solid gains amid a surge in M&A activity and positive…
- 1 Mar 2019
Startups Can Opt for Leveraging to Scale - Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa
The much awaited 18th Edition of CFA’s Startups Hangout took place on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at the premises of Godo hub, 53, Oladipo Bateye Street, GRA, Ikeja, with Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, OFR,…
- 29 Dec 2021
FG Intensifies Search for Indigenous Solution Through STI
Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science Technology and Innovation, has said that no nation can depend entirely on outside help to meet the health challenges of her people. The Minister stated this in…
- 10 Jan 2018
Warning! Ibuprofen Linked to Male Infertility, Ulcer
Ibuprofen has a negative impact on the testicles of young men, a study published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found. Also, Pharmaceutical Society of…