archiveApril 5, 2018

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says there is no plastic fish in circulation in Nigeria. NAFDAC Management said in a statement in Abuja on Thursday that its finding followed “a thorough investigation and analysis of some unsuspected plastic fish samples’’ in its laboratory. The...

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai has approved special promotion for 3,729 troops fighting the Boko Haram sect. They are contingent of the Operation LAFIYA DOLE, who participated in Operation DEEP PUNCH II in the Sambisa Forest. The announcement was made on Thursday in a...

The Head of Service of the Federation (HOSF), Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, says the achievements recorded by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration are not being given adequate publicity. She made this known on Thursday in Abuja, during a peer review visit of Federal Permanent Secretaries to the Ministry of Information and Culture....

  The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has reacted to the approval of $1 billion for purchase of military equipment by President Muhammadu Buhari to fight Boko Haram insurgents. The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, had on Wednesday disclosed the approval of $1 billion for procurement of security...

    The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) says it has opened inquiry into the controversy over whether Blue Band Spread in Bread’ is safe for consumption or not. Stating this in a release by the Director General, CPC, Babatunde Irukera, the control body said that the purpose of the inquiry...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Mr. Julius Maada Bio, on his victory as the new President of Sierra Leone. Bio was sworn-in early on Thursday after he was announced on Wednesday as the winner of the presidential election run-off which held on March 31. According to Mr. Femi Adesina,...

Mr Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West Senatorial, has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court, seeking an order restraining the INEC from proceeding with his recall from the Senate. Melaye’s appeal is sequel to a judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal on March 16, which gave INEC...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has denied that his administration has religious bias following what he said were accusations from some quarters. He said this  while receiving a delegation of the Arewa Pastors Non-Denominational Initiative for Peace in Nigeria led by Bishop John Abu Richard. Buhari said: “Some voices, for political...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday alleged that cabals in the presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have turned the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) into their “Automated Teller Machine (ATM) where funds are taken at their conveniences.” The party said this while alleging that there was...

  OPEC oil output fell in March to an 11-month low due to declining Angolan exports, Libyan outages and a further slide in Venezuelan output, a Reuters survey found, sending compliance with a supply-cutting deal to another record. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries pumped 32.19 million barrels per...