Expired drugs: NAFDAC sanctions 10 manufacturers in Kwara
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Tuesday sanctioned 10 drug manufacturers, and suspended five for not complying with the rules and regulations of the agency in Kwara...
View ArticlePower situation to worsen as labour threatens 5 DISCOS
There are strong indications that the poor power situation in the country may worsen as organised labour plans to shut no fewer than five Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, over alleged unfair...
View ArticleParents appeal to FG over poly lecturers’ strike
Parents in Nsukka have pleaded with the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics to resolve their misunderstanding for the students to return to school. They said in separate...
View ArticleStorm destroys 100 houses in Plateau
No fewer than 100 houses and shops were destroyed by a rainstorm of more than four hours in Dorowa village of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. As a result of the rainstorm, which...
View ArticleNational e-ID Card debuts soon
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that the long awaited New National Identity Card would soon be launched. The Director Corporate Communications, Mr Anthony Okwudiafor, who...
View ArticleTunu flow station: Bayelsa community threatens Shell
Angry indigenes of Letugbene community in Ekeremor, Bayelsa State, have threatened to disrupt the operations of Shell Petroleum Development Company if the multinational oil firm fails to accord them...
View ArticleBoko Haram: Healthcare services not shut down in Borno – Commissioner
The Borno Government has denied allegation by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) that healthcare services have collapsed in the North-East, due to the activities of insurgents. The...
View ArticleFire guts Access bank, factory, others in Lagos
Emergency officials were busy all through the weekend as fire ravaged several homes, companies and vehicles in several areas in Lagos. It was learnt that fire gutted a branch of Access Bank at Ojo...
View ArticleMissing girl found bound under policeman’s bed
A Mobile policeman identified as Gbuchenge Augustine with Force number 400823 in Lagos, is on the run following a foiled attempt to allegedly use an eight-year old girl for ritual. The girl...
View ArticleObiano outlines plans to industrialise Anambra State
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has identified four pillars upon which he would prosecute his accelerated development agenda, namely: agriculture, special vocation centres, energy, as well as...
View ArticleNo right thinking Nigerian ‘ll accuse his President of genocide — Kalu
Former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, yesterday said no right thinking Nigerian would accuse his President of genocide. Speaking in an interview with newsmen at the Murtala Muhammed...
View ArticleInter-faith dialogue’ll promote peace – Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Sunday, advised Nigerians not to allow politicians to manipulate them by peddling hate and bigotry for their vested interests. He also said that...
View Article‘Work on 2nd Niger Bridge not suspended’ – Contractor
The Julius Berger and NSIA Motorways Investment Company (JB-NMIC) Consortium, the preferred bidder for the development of the Second River Niger Bridge Project, has described reports suggesting that...
View ArticleNasarawa earmarks N700m for fertiliser
The Nasarawa State Government says it will procure N700m worth of fertiliser for distribution to farmers this cropping season. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Water Resources, Mr Danladi Madaki,...
View ArticleCashew farmers want FG to provide storage centres
The Cashew Farmers Association of Nigeria, Oyo State Chapter, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to provide storage centres that would also serve as sales points to farmers. The association’s...
View ArticleBayelsa inaugurates security scheme to combat oil theft
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on Tuesday inaugurated a state security outfit to complement the efforts of other security outfits to reduce oil theft and related vices. The News Agency of...
View ArticleWhy rural development is a success in Enugu- Chime
The Enugu State Governor, His Excellency, Mr. Sullivan Chime attributed the state’s remarkable success story in rural development to the Visit Every Community (VEC) Initiative of the State Government....
View ArticleCSR: Dangote donates 12 trailer-load of relief material to Benue
The Pan African conglomerate-Dangote Group-has donated 12 trailer load of relief material worth N40 million to the Benue State Government. The relief material, according to the Group, is meant to...
View ArticleEbonyi Assembly suspends deputy speaker over alleged insubordination
The Ebonyi State House of Assembly has suspended its Deputy Speaker, Blaise Orji, and two others, Chima Eni (Afikpo South-West) and Frank Onwe (Ohaukwu North). The lawmakers were suspended over alleged...
View ArticleFashola gears up for Lagos multi-modal transport system
The Lagos State Government has expressed commitment to the development of a multi-modal transport system to boost the business of the people and accelerate the economic growth of the state. This, it...
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