Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director General of the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has expressed her concerns regarding the menace of bleaching creams in Nigeria which she says has become a national health emergency. Professor Adeyeye stated this while delivering a speech at the Media Sensitization Workshop on Dangers of Bleaching Creams and Regulatory Control organised by the Association of Nigerian Health Journalists in Kano State Northwest Nigeria. Also Read: How Vaccine Shortages Lead to a Diphtheria Outbreak –NCDC She said that; 77% of those engaged in bleaching in Nigeria were women, stressing the calls for…
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The Bank of Industry (BoI) in partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD) has signed a €2.5 million grant agreement to tackle climate change issues in Nigeria. The grant agreement made available by Green Climate Fund was signed on Wednesday at the French Embassy in Abuja, by Emmanuelle Blatman, French Ambassador to Nigeria, and Olukayode Pitan, BoI executive officer. The French Embassy said the agreement would strengthen the partnership between both countries in the fight against climate change. “Strengthening the Nigeria, France partnership in the fight against climate change in Nigeria with the signing of a €2.5m grant agreement from…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged an officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, Niger State Command, Anthony Damisa, to court over alleged forgery and making of false statements. The ICPC spokesperson, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, in a statement on Thursday, said that Damisa was arraigned before Justice M. E. Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja. ICPC, in a Charge No: CR/348/2022 filed before the trial court, alleged that the accused person used a forged Bachelor of Science (BSc) Degree in Public Administration from Enugu State University of…
Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, yesterday said while the federal government would obey the Supreme Court ruling, which put on hold the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) demonetisation policy, the government would take necessary steps to set aside the interim order. The Supreme Court had in a ruling on Wednesday suspended the CBN deadline for demonetisation policy and fixed February 15 for hearing on the matter. Malami clarified that the federal government, out of its regard for the rule of law, would abide by the order of the apex court, even though…
The Trade Union Congress on Thursday threatened to take “constitutional and legal ways” against the Federal Government over the lingering scarcity of new naira notes and fuel. Speaking during a press conference in Abuja, the National President of the trade union body, Festus Osifo, noted that many Nigerians were “on the brink of financial collapse” due to the policy initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Also Read: CBN must obey Supreme court Ruling on Old Naira notes, says Falana He said, “The problem, as you know, is that Nigerians have been betrayed by the banking system which has been…
A yet-to-be-identified soldier has allegedly stabbed a ticket agent, Ibrahim Ikudaisi, aka Guardian, to death over N100 ticket in the Oshodi area of Lagos State. It was gathered that Ikudaisi was visiting stores to demand N100 levy from different traders in a market in Oshodi when one of the traders refused to pay him. The trader’s refusal to oblige to Ikudaisi’s request reportedly led to an argument and in the process, the soldier intervened to prevent the ticket agent from collecting the money from the trader. It was learnt that the argument degenerated and in the process, the soldier brought…
Again, Naira records gains, trades at N461.10 to $1 The naira exchanged at N461.10 to $1 at the Investors and Exporters window. The figure represented an appreciation of 0.02 per cent compared with the N461.17 it exchanged on Wednesday. The open indicative rate closed at N461.25 to the dollar on Thursday. An exchange rate of N462 to $1 was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled at N461.10. The naira sold for as low as N439.96 to $1 within the day’s trading. A total of $40.24 million was traded at the official Investors and Exporters Window…
Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of Nigeria has faulted the appointment of former Inspectors General of Police (IGPs) as chairmen of the Police Service Commission (PSC). President Muhammadu Buhari appointed former IGP Musiliu Smith as Chairman of the PSC in 2018, but Smith resigned in 2022 and retired Justice Clara Ogunbiyi took over as Acting Chairman. In January 2023, President Buhari appointed another retired IG, Mr. Solomon Arase, as substantive chairman of the PSC. Obasanjo expressed his misgivings at the public presentation of a book, titled: Policing the Nigeria Police, authored by Chief Simon Okeke, a former chairman of the PSC.…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has condemned the directive of the National Universities Commissions to the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities that universities should be shut to enable students to participate in the forthcoming general elections. The NUC gave the directive in a letter on Tuesday addressed to vice-chancellors of all universities and Directors of Inter-university Centres. The commission noted that the directive was based on the instruction of the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu. Also Read: NUC orders Closure of Varsities for Elections The letter partly read, “As Vice-Chancellors of all Universities and Directors/Chief Executives of Inter-University…
On Safeguarding Maritime Transportation for Actualizing Blue Economy By Kabir Abdulsalam Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, launched the Expanded Committee on Sustainable Blue Economy on January 17, 2022, in Abuja. The committee’s task is to recommend how to strengthen the governance framework and infrastructure of the maritime sector in Nigeria. Among the committees were representatives of 10 states: Rivers, Lagos, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Borno, Ogun, Ondo, Cross River, Bayelsa, and Edo states. Also, there were people from maritime agencies like the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), and…
Less than a few weeks to the 2023 presidential election, the Taraba State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has witnessed a major shake-up as about eleven commissioners reportedly dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, is expected in the state in the next few hours for their campaign rally. The politicians who have just declared their allegiance to the Tinubu/Shettima’s ticket would be received into the APC fold by President Muhammadu Buhari at the rally; The PUNCH quoted a party…
Billboard and Vibe ranked the legendary rapper and 27-times Grammy winner, Shawn Carter AKA Jay Z in its list of the greatest rappers of all time. The list was released Wednesday, 8th February 2023 to reflect hip-hop’s foundational pioneers, evolutionary trailblazers, and contemporary mainstays. , whose illustrious career has spanned nearly 3 decades. Speaking on the list Billboard and Vibe say: “So it took a lot of deliberation and deep discussion to reason our way to what we believe is a well-thought-out, authentic In addition, that mix also encompasses 50 years of cultural milestones for a genre initially dismissed as…