The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says a nationwide mop-up exercise to remove alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml from circulation has started. The agency in a statement on Wednesday said the enforcement reinforced the Federal Government’s ban on the production, …
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has felicitated the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Andy Burnham, on his election and assumption of office. Odumegwu-Ojukwu disclosed this in a statement issued by Kimiebi Ebienfa, Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday in Abuja. The minister …
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MTN Nigeria on Wednesday opened entries for the 8th edition of its mPulse Spelling Bee competition for primary and secondary school students nationwide. Mrs Onyinye Ikenna-Emeka, the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), MTN Nigeria, said in a statement, that the competition opened for students from nine to 15 years, had N40 …
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The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has begun paying insured deposits to customers of the 46 recently failed microfinance banks. The NDIC Managing Director and Chief Executive, Mr Thompson Sunday, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. The interview took place on the …
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‘Supergirl’ and Disney’s ‘Moana’ have recorded impressive box office performances, highlighting the continued strong appetite for international films across West Africa. FilmOne Entertainment announced on its Instagram page that ‘Supergirl’ has grossed N148 million at the West African box office. The distributor described the superhero film’s performance as a testament …
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The Federal Government on Wednesday unveiled a digital platform to strengthen surveillance and early detection of transboundary plant diseases across West and Central Africa. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, unveiled the Central and West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE) digital platform while hosting the …
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Tiktok sensations Jarvis and Peller released their pre-wedding pictures and captioned it, “We prayed; we waited; we found each other.” Now, we’re counting down to forever.”
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The Osun Police Command has arrested a man suspected to be among hoodlums who allegedly shot and injured three member of its Anti-Robbery and Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) in Osogbo. DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the Command’s Spokesperson made this known during the parade of criminal suspects at the police headquarters …
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The Ogun House of Assembly on Tuesday passed three bills, including the Vehicle Inspection Services (Establishment) Bill, 2026. The other bills are the Ogun State Judicial Institute Bill, 2026, and the Ogun State Rural Access Roads Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The bills were passed during plenary presided over by the …
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Chartmasters, global music data platform, has ranked Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy as Africa’s best-selling artiste for recording a whopping 14.46 million Equivalent Album Units (EAS). Nigerian music news platform, The Debut Hub, announced the development in a post on its official X handle, @thedebuthub, citing data from Chartmasters. The …
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