The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has denied reports of banning Indomie instant noodles and has assured consumers that the product is safe for consumption. It should be recalled that health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan had claimed to detect ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic substance responsible for lymphoid […]
Aranda Overseas Corp, a company belonging to Seyi Tinubu, purchased a London mansion which the Nigerian government had tried to seize as property bought with the proceeds of crime, Bloomberg has reported. Seyi, who is the son of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, bought the property for £9 million ($10.8 million) through the company in […]
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, has said it is not the responsibility of government to create jobs for its citizens. He said this Tuesday morning on Arise News Television programme, ‘The Morning Show’, while speaking on the achievements of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), […]
The suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Adamawa State, Hudu-Yunusa Ari, has said he never regretted announcing Aisha Binani Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the 2023 governorship election in the state. Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa on Tuesday, Ari maintained that he […]
The former Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has said Nigeria lost for not having Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as the country’s President. Sanusi said this at a virtual book launch titled, “Osinbajo Strides: Defining Moments of an Innovative Leader,” on Monday. The VP was one of the aspirants of the All Progressives Congress […]
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, in Abuja, approved the partial exclusion of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated from the Treasury Single Account. Buhari also granted the request of the Board of MOFI to charge management and transaction fees; and the inclusion of the Minister of Power in the Governing Council. […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted between Tuesday and Monday. The board noted that the released results excluded those of candidates who were rescheduled to take their examination on Saturday. It said the results of those absent and those under […]
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has declared May 3 as a public holiday to enable residents to welcome Bola Tinubu, president-elect, to the state. In a broadcast on Tuesday, Wike said Tinubu would be paying a two-day visit to Rivers to commission some projects. He said the visit by the president-elect is his first […]
Ugandan minister has been shot dead by a bodyguard in the early hours of Tuesday in an apparent private dispute. According to state broadcaster UBC and others, the attacker, who has not been publicly identified, then turned the gun on himself The victim, Charles Engola, served in the government of President Yoweri Museveni as […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has blacklisted six online trading platforms in its latest crackdown on illegal and unregistered firms. In a circular by the Commission on Monday in Abuja, SEC said the platforms were purporting to offer investment and finance services and products. The circular said the platforms were not registered by […]
