NIGERIA Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has issued a warning against indiscriminate sale and display of antibiotics. The centre also called for strict enforcement of prescription regulations to curb growing threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Dr Ridwan Yahaya, the National Focal Point for Human Health on Antimicrobial Resistance, and Programme …
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Ondo State Governor, Dr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has charged the newly appointed cabinet members to uphold the principles of hard work, transparency, and dedication in their service to the state. The governor gave the charge while swearing-in the officials at the Governor’s Office in Akure. Governor Aiyedatiwa urged them to collectively work …
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THE Lagos State University (LASU), on Tuesday, called for timely justice over the death of one of our recent graduates, Mr Adedamola Ogunbode, popularly known as Horlar. The university said this in a statement by Mrs Oluwayemisi Thomas-Onashile, its Deputy Registrar and Coordinator, Centre for Information and Public Relations, made …
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The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing the cost of transporting goods and services by air, land, and sea to boost production across the country. Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, made this known during a ministerial briefing organised by the Ministry of Information and …
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PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Shamsedeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the new Accountant General of the Federation, AGF, after a rigorous selection process. Ogunjimi was late last year tapped by the Presidency as acting AGF, but his appointment in acting capacity was resulted by his predecessor, Dr Mrs Oluwatoyin Sakirat …
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THE Special Offences Court sitting in the Ikeja area of Lagos State, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, remanded the former manager of P-Square, Jude Okoye, for alleged $1 million and £34,537 fraud. Jude, who is also the elder brother of singers Peter Okoye and Paul Okoye, was arraigned alongside his …
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THE Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the Federal Government is committed to implementing various reforms in the ministry and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). Tunji-Ojo spoke to newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday after a meeting with the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), The minister described the gathering as a …
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David Shikfu Parradang, former Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), has been killed by kidnappers in Abuja. Citing sources, counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, Parradang, said Parradang was abducted in the Area 1 axis of Abuja in the early hours of Tuesday. Makama said after being trailed from a bank …
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THE Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, says the ministry will establish carbon markets across the country, to guarantee economic and industrial development. Oduwole said this when she featured at a ministerial briefing by the Ministry of Information and Cultural Orientation, on Tuesday in Abuja, According to her, …
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A massive protest erupted in Ogoni on Tuesday as over 30 various groups, including the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), staged a peaceful protest to demand justice for Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni Eight, who were executed in 1995 for their advocacy on environmental stewardship. The …
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