archiveApril 24, 2019

  The Nigerian equities market closed the second trading session of the week on a negative note as the benchmark index declined by 0.59 per cent to 29,898.231 points, driven by a sell-off of some large-cap stocks Thus, the Month-to-Date and the Year-to-Date losses increased to 3.68 per cent and...

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public of the circulation of a fake anti-hypertensive drug. Prof Moji Adeyeye, NAFDAC’s Director General (DG) in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the drug, Hydrochlorothiazide 50mg (containing Glibenclamide) was currently circulating in Cameroun. “NAFDAC...

The Federal Government has been losing billions to illegal lottery operators practicing on different platforms across the country. The Director General of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC), Mr. Lanre  Gbajabiamila, who raised the alarm in Abuja on Wednesday, warned that anyone caught operating illegal lottery scheme will face the...

President Muhammadu Buhari has told the people of Lagos State to commend their Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode even as he commended him for good performance in the state. Buhari noted that Ambode has performed satisfactorily and should be commended for his contributions to the growth and development of the state. The...

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has stated   that a total of 1,236 persons were convicted of drug-related offences in 2018, while 1,002 persons were on counselling for drug abuse, 267,635 kg of exhibits were destroyed including 3,660 hectares of farmland in the said period. According to the Drug Seizure...

The Senate on Wednesday stood down the consideration of the 2019 budget report due to the absence of the Chairman of its Committee on Appropriation, Senator Danjuma Goje. Goje, who was billed to present his committee’s report, according to the Order Paper, was not available while the Deputy Chairman, Senator...

The Election Committee of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, (NGE) on Wednesday, said it had cleared 23 candidates for election into its Executive Council and Standing Committee. The election is to hold during its Biennial Convention scheduled for May 3 in Lagos. Following provisions of the amended 2016 NGE Constitution...

  You’re wrong, only 40,000 doctors care for 200m people in Nigeria, NMA, NARD tell Ngige   The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has said that medical doctors who want to leave Nigeria, are free to do so as the country has a lot of medical personnel....

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated the newly reconstructed Institute of Maternal And Child Health popularly known as Ayinke House located within the premises of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Ikeja, describing it as a critical and timely intervention by the State Government in the health sector. Ayinke House,...

  MTN Nigeria has announced that it has completed its conversion from a private company to a public company. The telecoms company in a statement on Wednesday said the conversion to a Plc was a legal requirement and key milestone in the preparatory process for MTN’s Listing by Introduction on...