Nigerian families switch to alternatives as tomato price soars
As prices of fresh pepper and tomatoes skyrocket, many Nigerian households have devised means to cope with the situation. Nutrition experts have however, advised on the need for citizens to be wary of adulterated alternatives and harmful concoctions. Nigerians have…
Lagos records 25 cholera cases at Kirikiri prison
Akin Abayomi, Lagos state commissioner for health, says 25 cases of cholera have been recorded at the Kirikiri medium security prison. Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, spokesperson of the Lagos state ministry of health, quoted the commissioner in a statement on Sunday as…
Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano Gas Pipeline to be completed
The Group CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited has said that the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline will be completed by the first quarter of 2025. Kyari made this disclosure in a statement on Friday during a visit…
Police Officer Gets Parcel Of Land For Rejecting N150m Bribe
Superintendent of Police (SP), Ibrahim Ezekiel Sini, who declined a bribe of N150 million from a Lagos businessman and founder of Platform Capital, Akintoye Akindele, was over the weekend, honoured and presented with a plot of land in Abuja. FCT…
Flag Hoisting At Nassarawa Palace A Publicity Stunt – Kano Govt
In a recent development in the lingering royal tussle in Kano, the state government has dismissed the hoisting of traditional and official flags at the Nassarawa Palace where the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, resides, describing it as…
NAFDAC boss jubilates, hails Tinubu’s Executive Order on drug
The Director General (NAFDAC) Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has praised President Bola Tinubu for signing the Executive Order (EO) aimed at transforming Nigeria’s healthcare sector According to the DG, the EO would lead to increased local production of healthcare products, reduce…
103 Nigerians deported from Turkey arrive Abuja
One hundred and three Nigerians deported from Turkey have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Friday evening. The deportees landed at the pilgrims’ wing of the airport at 6:45 p.m. on a Southwind Airlines flight with…
NNPC unveils business opportunities for youth corps members
A total of 2,659 members of the National Youth Service Corps across Nigeria have been pre-qualified for the final phase of the NNPC Foundation Business Pitching Exercise. According to a statement issued by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer NNPC Ltd,…
Oil palm industry can generate N16 trillion – Ex-Speaker, Dogara
By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – AS the Federal Government intensify effort to diversify the economy by opening up other sectors in order to generate foreign exchange and create jobs, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara,…
Tinubu assures Abuja market fire victims of support
President Bola Tinubu has stated his administration’s support to victims of the fire incident that rocked the Old Karu market in the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja on Thursday. The fire, which destroyed goods worth millions of naira, was put…