The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has clarified its stance regarding the nationwide ban on sachet alcohol. Mr Kenneth Azikiwe, Director of the FCT Directorate of the agency, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday that the temporary lifting of the ban was only valid until […]
Tenants in Osogbo, Osun, have decried what they described as exploitative hikes by landlords in the state and called for urgent government intervention. A cross section of the tenants, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Osogbo, said that “landlords were making life unbearable for them due to hike in […]
Justice O. A. Okunuga of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has sentenced one Ajanaku Oluwatomilola to three years imprisonment for N14.5m fraud. The convict was re-arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on April 14, 2024 on a six-count charge bordering on stealing […]
The Lagos State Government announced over the weekend that the ban on the usage and distribution of Single-Use Plastics (SUPs)will be fully enforced statewide on July 1, 2025. Speaking at Alausa Secretariat during a courtesy visit by the management of TETRA PAK West Africa Limited, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo […]
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has announced a series of cash rewards to motivate and appreciate athletes representing the state at the Gateway Games 2024. In a statement released earlier today, Governor Abiodun reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to recognizing and rewarding excellence. According to him, all athletes currently in camp and accredited to represent […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Rome, Italy, on Saturday to join other world leaders at the solemn mass marking the beginning of the Pontificate of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of Rome and the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The installation mass will take place on Sunday, May 18. […]
Finnish authorities have officially charged Nigerian separatist leader, Simon Ekpa, with inciting terrorism online between 2021 and 2024. The charges are related to Simon Ekpa’s efforts to establish Biafra as an independent country separating from Nigeria. Ekpa, who claims to lead the Biafra Republic’s government in exile was detained in November, and he has been […]
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Peter Obumuneme Okoye,( a.k.a Mr P) against Jude Chigozie Okoye, elder brother and former Manager of Paul and Peter Okoye, before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Okoye […]
In the early hours of Saturday, the Lekki Estate Residents Association (LERA) reported an incident of illegal waste dumping along Durosimi-Etti Street in Lekki Phase 1, leading to the arrest of suspects and the sealing of a commercial establishment. A white Ford van with Abuja registration number GWA 136E was caught in the act of […]
Japan’s economy shrank by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2025, marking the country’s first quarterly contraction in a year and a sharper decline than economists had anticipated. Compared with the same period in 2024, the economy contracted by 0.7%, far steeper than the 0.2% drop forecast by analysts. The decline was primarily driven by […]
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