There are indications that no fewer than 30 buildings have been destroyed and over 50,000 persons displaced in the gully erosion ravaging communities in Onitsha Inland, Onitsha North Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the problem, which began in 2019, had so far caused some damage on Obeleagu and Nkisi-Aroli […]
Indofood, makers of Indomie instant noodles, has reacted to a recall of its products in Taiwan and Malaysia over an increased cancer risk. Health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan said they had detected ethylene oxide, a compound, in Indomie’s “special chicken” flavor noodles. Ethylene oxide is a colourless, odourless gas that is used to […]
No fewer than 61 persons were said to have died from the outbreak of diphtheria in Kano State. Salma Suwaid, Kano Diphtheria Case Manager, spoke, yesterday, at a webinar organised by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, with the theme “Diptheria outbreak in Nigeria: Vaccination Response.” Diphtheria is a bacterial infection caused by […]
issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Adeyeye stated that the drug had potential to cause cancer. The NAFDAC boss added that result of laboratory analysis showed that the drug, manufactured by Ingi Oman, contain banned substance “phenolphthalein”, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recognised as unsafe. She […]
The traditional rulers in Bayelsa State have lamented that the lifetime saving of furniture and priceless equipment inherited by their forefathers have all been rusted away by the ravaging floods in the state. The Chairman of Bayelsa State Traditional Rulers Council and Ibenanaowei of Ekpetiama Kingdom in Yenagoa Local Government Area, King Bubaraye Dakolo, […]
.…Donates over 50 bags of rice The Human Rights, Liberty Access, and Peace Defenders’Foundation (HURIDE), and the South East Zonal Chairman Campaign for Democracy CD has called on the Federal and Anambra State Governments to stop making empty pronouncements about the welfare of victims of flooding but should take concrete steps to help the victims […]
Over one million persons have been displaced by the recent floods in Nigeria, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management Mrs Sadiya Umar-Farouq said on Friday. She spoke at an event to mark the National Day of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. “I empathise with millions of Nigerians who have been impacted […]
The Bayelsa State Government has faulted the Federal Government’s claim that the state is not one of the top ten states affected by the recent flooding recorded in many parts of the country. Humanitarian affairs and disaster management minister, Sadiya Farouk, on Thursday said Jigawa was the most affected state and that Bayelsa was […]
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has stated that from an assessment carried out so far by the ministry, Bayelsa is not among the top ten most affected states by the recent floods. Addressing State House Correspondents at the weekly ministerial briefing on Thursday, the minister said, instead, […]
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has asked the federal government to declare a state of emergency in places affected by flooding in the country. Obi said this on Tuesday while visiting Ibi LGA of Taraba state to condole with affected residents. He also called on the federal government to ensure […]
