Unlike scores of people who scrambled for the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight in recent years, Danielle Griffin had no trouble getting them. The 38-year-old information technology worker from New Mexico had a prescription. Her pharmacy had the drugs in stock. And her health insurance covered all but $25 to $50 of
Ideas Donald Trump Why CEOs Are Cheering Donald Trump’s Pick for Treasury Secretary Ideas November 23, 2024 9:42 AM EST Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is the Lester Crown Professor of Leadership Practice and President of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute. He has been an informal advisor to five U.S. Presidents and assisted Jared Kushner in the
The Dangote Refinery says its diesel lunch into the market from April 2024 slashed the market price from N1,600 to N1,000 per litre. Although the product presently goes for a little above N1,000. The refinery said the price crash representing over 30 percent of the previous market price is expected to positively affect all the
Crude Oil Prices rise A new report has indicated that Nigeria’s petroleum products import from Malta increased by 342 percent in 2023 to $2.08 billion. This surge coincides with President Bola Tinubu’s inauguration and follows allegations by the Dangote Group that Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) officials own blending plants in Malta, importing substandard
Napoli director Giovanni Manna has made a statement regarding the future of Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, who has been linked with Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). Chelsea and PSG have been plotting to sign the prolific Nigerian striker, but the 25-year-old’s £110m release clause has been a significant hurdle. Only a few
The World Health Organization is supporting the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and France to make the world’s leading sports spectacle, which officially starts this Friday, healthy and safe. The WHO and IOC launched the Let’s Move physical activity promotion campaign, leveraging the power of sport, and the platform of the Paris Olympics to motivate sports
Nigeria could benefit from adopting a more stringent leadership selection process, akin to Singapore’s, according to Christopher Kolade, former Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. In an exclusive interview with BusinessDay, Kolade emphasised the importance of thorough vetting and preparation for leadership roles. “Nigeria is brimming with rich human and material resources, waiting to
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed regret for an error during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics, where South Korean athletes were incorrectly introduced as being from North Korea. As the South Korean delegation sailed down the Seine River in Paris, they were mistakenly introduced using the official name for North Korea:
Traffic on France’s TGV high-speed trains was gradually returning to normal on Saturday after engineers worked overnight to repair sabotaged signal stations and cables that caused travel chaos on Friday, the opening day of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In Friday’s pre-dawn attacks on the high-speed rail network, vandals damaged infrastructure along the lines connecting
High Chief Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo), Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, has called on Nigerians to cancel the planned nationwide protest set for August 1-10, 2024. He argues that President Tinubu is making significant efforts to tackle economic hardships, and the timing of the protest could be detrimental to national interests.CONTINUE FULL READING HERE
In a recent statement via his official X account, Chidi Odinkalu, a law professor and former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, has responded to the freezing of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) account of the Take It Back Movement.CONTINUE FULL READING HERE The account freeze aims to prevent the group from funding
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara Former local government chairmen in Rivers State have threatened to resume office in the councils if Governor Siminalayi Fubara refuses to obey the recent Supreme Court judgement outlawing the use of caretaker committees to run council affairs.CONTINUE FULL READING HERE The former chairmen loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital
The Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property under the administration of ex-president,, Okoi, has revealed how he was forced out of office.CONTINUE FULL READING HERE Obono-Obla, in an interview with Vanguard, revealed that he was forced out of office by fifth columnists who didn’t want him to investigate some
In a written statement yesterday, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson announced that she had halted “further commencement” of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023, just days before powers for the free speech tsar were due to come into force, and that the Act’s repeal would be considered.CONTINUE FULL READING HERE Ms Phillipson justified her
Unlike scores of people who scrambled for the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight in recent years, Danielle Griffin had no trouble getting them. The 38-year-old information technology worker from New Mexico had a prescription. Her pharmacy had the drugs in stock. And her health insurance covered all but $25 to $50 of
Ideas Donald Trump Why CEOs Are Cheering Donald Trump’s Pick for Treasury Secretary Ideas November 23, 2024 9:42 AM EST Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is the Lester Crown Professor of Leadership Practice and President of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute. He has been an informal advisor to five U.S. Presidents and assisted Jared Kushner in the
