One of 5 female FUDMA students regains freedom after 50 days in captivity
Nov. 21, 2023 One of five abducted female students of Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina State has regained freedom after about 50 days in captivity. The girl was released…
NAFDAC alerts Nigerians on counterfeit injection in circulation
Nov. 21, 2023 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians, particularly healthcare providers, to one batch of counterfeit Meronem 1g Injection being purchased…
NCDC says Nigeria finalising its 2nd National Action Plan for AMR, warns against sharing, using leftover antibiotics
Nov. 21, 2023 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has highlighted the emerging threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), where bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites lose their responsiveness…
IFFs: Nigeria seeks prioritising deployment of new technologies to address threats in W/Africa
Nov. 21 2023 Nigeria has called on member states of the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) to employ modern technologies to combat illicit financial flows…
Oil retreats on caution ahead of OPEC+ meeting
November 21, 2023 Oil fell on Tuesday, reversing steep gains made in the past two sessions, as investors turned cautious ahead of a meeting of OPEC+ this Sunday when the…
It’s within our power to suspend CJ, asserts Osun Assembly Speaker
Speaker Adewale Egbedun of Osun House of Assembly, says the Assembly has no intention of encroaching on the duties of the National Judicial Council (NJC) by the suspension of the state’s…
Eni suspends World Bank arbitration in Nigeria oilfield dispute
Nov 21, 2023 Italian oil company Eni has temporary halted arbitration regarding an oilfield dispute with the Nigerian government, buying time to discuss the conversion of a licence from prospecting…
Gulf of Guinea: UNDP says 54 crew members taken hostage, 14 kidnapped, 2Â injured in 1st 3 quarters of 2023
Nov. 21, 2023 …Decries over 50% surge in piracy The UNDP has expressed worry over the 50 per cent surge in the piracy and maritime crimes in the Gulf of…
APC’s ‘snatch, grab and run’ agenda of opposition parties’ mandates is inimical to democracy – Atiku
The ideal notion of democracy does not just reside in a representative government but essentially rooted in the plurality of ideas. Thus, for a system to be seen as…
NO LAW PERMITS DEVELOPMENT OF EVENT CENTRES IN GRA, IKEJA – LASG
November 21, 2023 The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) has reiterated that Ikeja GRA is strictly for residential purposes as the law forbids the development of event centres…