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The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has declared the use of bleaching creams as a serious national health emergency in the country, even as it has disclosed that Nigeria ranked number one in the use of bleaching creams in Africa. The Director General of NAFDAC, Mojisola...

  speaks on solutions to Nigeria’s housing deficit A group of UK-based Nigerian professionals and investors who are partnering with the Odu’a Investment Company Limited to build a big housing estate in Ibadan, say they were inspired to come home and invest at a meeting in London years ago with...

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Thursday urged the people of Sokoto State to vote for the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the forthcoming polls. Lawan also urged the Sokoto people to cast their votes for the APC governorship candidate in...

  Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has called on the Nigerian Army to continue to remain professional before, during and after the coming elections. The governor stated this, on Thursday, when he hosted the new General Officer Commanding, 2 Mechanised Division, Odogbo Barracks, Ibadan, Major-General Takuti Usman, at the Courtesy...

  Polaris Bank has announced plans to delight its existing and new customers this Valentine season with exciting rewards. The campaign is themed: Polaris Purple reward. According to the Bank, existing and prospective customers stand a chance to enjoy a reward of N5,000 worth of data in the Valentine campaign...

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr.  Abdulrasheed Bawa, has called on members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC   to embrace hard work and shun all acts of economic and financial crimes, including yahoo-yahoo practices. . He made the call on Thursday, February 9,...

  The Federal Government, through the National Universities Commission (NUC), has ordered the closure of universities across the country to enable students participate in the 2023 general elections. The NUC, in a letter addressed to Vice-Chancellors of all universities and Directors of inter-university centres, said the directive was issued by...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday maintained its 2022 growth forecast for Nigeria at 3 per cent for 2022 and projected 3.2 per cent growth rate for 2023, saying the economy has recouped output losses sustained during the COVID pandemic, bolstered by favourable oil prices and domestic consumption. According...

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), through its Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT), has advised Nigerians using Samsung phones to immediately update the Galaxy Store application on their phones to avoid cyberattacks. The advisory follows the discovery of multiple vulnerabilities in the Samsung Galaxy App Store application, which can...

    Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, announced a 50 per cent slash in the fare of all state-run commercial vehicles for the next one week. The governor said the measures were to cushion the effect of fuel crisis and cash crunch in the state, while commending the judiciary...