AS part of efforts to rid the nation of fake and unwholesome products, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) executed special enforcement operations. The agency, in a statement on Tuesday, said the operations targeted hawkers and peddlers to mop up fake and unregistered pharmaceutical products, and other regulated items. […]
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Federal University Gusau (FUGUS) Chapter, has reminded the Federal Government to honour the 2009 agreement on funding universities. The chapter, which joined the nationwide peaceful demonstration, urged the government to ensure effective university funding and improved incentives for academic staff across the country. Report stated that protesters carried […]
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST), Wudil chapter, on Tuesday held a peaceful protest demanding improved university funding and better staff welfare. The protesters also called for the immediate renegotiation of the 2009 ASUU-Federal Government agreement, describing it as long overdue and ignored for far too long. […]
UNIVERSITY of Jos Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has rejected the Federal Government’s loan scheme for university lecturers and other workers in tertiary institutions. Prof. Jurbe Molwus, the chairman of the union in the university, said this during a press conference on Tuesday in Jos. Report stated that the Federal Government […]
TROOPS of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have eliminated top Boko Haram commanders and dozens of their fighters in multiple counter-insurgency operations across Borno and Yobe States in the last one week. A credible military source stated that the operations were conducted between 21 and 23 August by ground forces with support from the Air Component. […]
ORGANISERS of the 8th Kaduna International Film Festival (KADIFF) have urged the Kaduna State Government to resuscitate the Ministry for Arts and Culture which served as a tool of social transformation. Recall that in 2019, former Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i had issued an Executive Order that restructured the State’s Ministries including abolishing the Ministry of Youth, […]
IN a response to recent allegations, the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has denounced petitions submitted to the National Sports Commission (NSC) against the Federation’s constitution ahead of the forthcoming board elections in 2025. The petitions, reportedly lodged by Engr. Emeka Onyeama, chairman of the FCT Cricket Association, and an individual identified as Pakribo Darego – […]
By CATHERINE AGBO A new report by SBM Intelligence on the economics of kidnapping has revealed that Nigeria’s kidnap-for-ransom economy rose to new levels, with citizens paying at least ₦2.56 billion between July 2024 and June 2025 to secure the release of abducted relatives and community members. This marks a 144 per cent increase, year-on-year, […]
By ARIWODOLA IDOWU THE Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned Nigerians against consuming fruits ripened with calcium carbide. The Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FCCPC, Mr. Olatunji Bello, gave the warning on Monday at a one-day sensitisation programme on food quality standards, organised by the agency in Ado-Ekiti. Bello, who […]
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Asaba has adjourned to November 7, 2025, the criminal trial of Pastor Sunday Ogbogho of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), who is facing prosecution for allegedly assaulting a journalist with tools including a spanner. Pastor Ogbogho was arraigned before Magistrate Court 4, Asaba, on August 11, 2025, over […]