By Aderogba George NAFDAC has warned bakeries across the country against using saccharin and bromate in bread production. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, gave the warning while featuring on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum. She said bakeries caught in the act would face the full consequences. “This is where our […]
Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has allayed public fears over the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 XEC subvariant globally. The Director-General of the centre, Dr Jide Idris, did this in a public advisory issued on Saturday night in Abuja, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Idris reassured […]
By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government has declared that all Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreements signed without adherence to the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) Act and its guidelines as illegal. The ICRC in a statement said that the directive was outlined in a circular issued by the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning […]
By Ibironke Ariyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has nabbed a suspected drug trafficker, who claimed to be a building engineer while attempting to take a delivery of a consignment from South Africa. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the illicit drugs were […]
By Deborah Akpede The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has rescued a female adult from a chemical induced fire that happened in Agege area of the state. The Director of the fire agency, Mrs Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the development in a statement on Saturday. She said that the incident occurred at 6:38 p. m […]
By Princess Alabi Nigeria’s film industry, Nollywood, is ending 2024 on a high note, with a diverse range of movies captivating audiences and raking in millions. “Queen Lateefah” topped the charts, earning over ₦260 million. The drama film tells the story of a high-society woman hiding a troubled past. Its success underscores the […]
By Aderogba George/Collins Yakubu-Hammer The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Mrs Amina Mohammed has pledged the UN’s continued support for the Family Planning (FP) 2030 initiative to expand access to FP services for women and girls by 2030. Mohammed made this statement during her address at the 8th Nigerian Family Planning Conference on Friday in Abuja. […]
Mr Olaseni Bakare, Outgoing Director, Highways Construction and Rehabilitation, Federal Ministry of Works at the Middle during his retirement event in Abuja. (NAN Photo) By Angela Atabo A retiring director in the Federal Ministry of Works, Mr Olaseni Bakare, on Friday said rigid pavement construction also known as cement construction was the best […]
By Monday Ijeh The Police Service Commission has approved the dismissal of 18 senior officers and demotion of 19 others over misconduct and other disciplinary issues. The Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Ani said the commission, at its […]
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said the right-wing venture capitalist David Sacks would become “the White House A.I. & Crypto Czar,” a post on his social media platform Truth Social showed. Trump called artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency “two areas critical to the future of American competitiveness.” Sacks, a confidant of tech billionaire Elon Musk, will […]