THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it is ready to partner with the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC). The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, stated this in Abuja when the National Coordinator of NCTC, Maj-Gen. Adamu Laka, visited her office. Newsextra24 reports that …
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One Aisha Abubakar, a women leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who doubles as a bandits’ informant, has confessed to receiving only N5000 from N9million and a motorcycle paid as a ransom to bandits in Katsina State. Abubakar reportedly organised the kidnap of five members of the family of …
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THE Federal Government and stakeholders in Abuja on Saturday developed a policy document that would mitigate the impact of climate change on health care delivery in the country. Dr Chukwuma Anyaike, Director of Public Health, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, announced this during a two-day National Stakeholders Validation Workshop. …
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Israeli fighter jets struck Houthi military targets near Yemen’s Hodeidah port on Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding 87, a day after a drone launched by the Iranian-backed group hit Israeli economic hub Tel Aviv. Israeli airstrike in Hodeidah, Yemen, July 20, 2024. Houthi Media Centre/Handout via REUTERS …
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MINDERS of Ahmed Usman Ododo the governor of the confluence state of Kogi flung him into the public square of opprobrium and derision last May. Ododo by the way was the Auditor-General in-charge of local government under Bello. The orchestra of sycophants he inherited from his benefactor and predecessor, Yahaya …
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THE Supreme Court decision that federally-allocated funds be paid directly to the local governments (LGs) has raised serious concerns about whether we are actually practising Federalism and, if we are, what variant of Federalism. The apex court’s decision was at the instance of the Federal Government (FG) that dragged the …
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THE Governing Council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, has sacked the institution’s Acting Vice-Chancellor, Joseph Ikechebelu. Mr Ikechebelu, professor and former deputy vice-chancellor (administration) of the institution, was appointed acting vice-chancellor in early June to replace Charles Esimone, a professor whose tenure expired on 3 June. The …
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SOME local refinery operators have lamented that the announcement made by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, stating that the Federal Government would continue to import fuel, shows that the government had taken sides against local refineries. The operators, under the aegis of the Crude Oil Refiners Association …
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THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja, forecast thunderstorms on Sunday with rains over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Borno, Kebbi, Kaduna, Gombe, and Yobe States during the morning hours. “While later in …
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●Says “our diesel is the best in Nigeria, meets international standard “ ●Lab test shows 88ppm sulphur content in Dangote’s diesel, over 1,800ppm in imported diesel ●Speaker commends state-of-the-art technology; assures Dangote of NASS’ support PRESIDENT of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has asserted that products refined at the Dangote Petroleum …
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