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with agency report Pfizer and BioNTech have struck a deal for South Africa’s Biovac Institute to help manufacture around 100 million doses a year of their COVID-19 vaccine for the African Union. Reuters reported that the firms disclosed this yesterday. The deal is to “fill and finish” the vaccine, the final stages of manufacturing where the product is processed and put into vials. It does not cover the complicated processes of mRNA drug substance production, which Pfizer and BioNTech will do at their own facilities in Europe, the report explained. The agreement comes as Pfizer and BioNT...

Hamid Ayodeji As part of its commitment to continue redefining hospitality, Transcorp Hotels Plc will on July 8, 2021, host #TheAuraExperience at Abuja. According to a statement, the hospitality company which launched Aura by Transcorp Hotels earlier in the year is using the experiential event to officially launch the digital hospitality platform. It explained that it was also introducing the world to an app that connects them to unique accommodation, great food, and experiences to treasure, in grand style and to suit your budget. “#TheAuraExperience will have guests enjoy the different pos...

BUSINESS PERSONALITY Herbert Wigwe is positioning Access Bank Plc to become a financial powerhouse with the capacity to affect the Africa positively, writes Hamid Ayodeji For his stellar leadership in the market expansion of one of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest bank despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Group Managing Director/CEO of Access Bank Plc, Mr. Herbert Wigwe, was recently adjudged the ‘African Banker of the Year’ at the 2021 edition of the African Banker Awards. A winner of one of the most-prized categories at the awards ceremony for the second consecutive y...

Hamid Ayodeji Before 2020, the average annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for Africa consistently outperformed the global average and was estimated to grow by at least six per cent annually until 2023. As one of the fastest-growing economies, Africa’s economic growth is primarily due to its sizeable working-age population of about 1.2 billion people and growing consumer markets in the region. According to the World Economic Forum, “Africa – the youngest region globally, will be the source of most global labour-force growth.” It is projected that half of Africa’s population w...

Dorcas Oyetunji from Princeton College, Surulere emerged as first winner. She won a PlayStation 4. Also, Teniola Anthony from Child of Promise School, Ajah, took the second position, winning a HP Laptop, while Israel Aissi from Nathan Nursery and Primary school, Yaba emerged third position, winning a bicycle. The competition was aimed at enhancing the creativity of the younger generation whilst positioning them to emerge as economic problem solution innovators. The firm stated that as it is going through a transformation process it understands the essential role youths play towards contributi...