The six-man tribunal set up by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on the collapsed 21-storey building on Gerrard Road in Ikoyi, Lagos has submitted that the collapse of the building was the result of the erosion of professional ethics and due diligence. Toyin Ayinde, the Tribunal Chairman, who is also […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has debunked the assertions in some quarters that about 40 per cent of the registered brands (not actives) of pesticide products that are either banned or restricted for use by the EU but are in use in Nigeria are […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned against the use of performance-enhancing substances known as aphrodisiacs, as their persistent consumption can lead to stroke or sudden death. Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the agency, in her Christmas and New Year goodwill message to […]
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State urged students across the state to start working against bullying and engaging in cultism. Sanwo-Olu, who gave the advice during the inauguration of projects at Lagos Model College, Igbokuta in Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA), said bullying and cultism must be eradicated in […]
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said that it is regrettable that the work and the leakage of an unauthorised version of the report of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the shooting incident that occurred at the Lekki toll gate on October 20, last year have generated much […]
As more countries continue to report confirmed cases of the new Omicron variant of the Covid-19 pandemic, many western countries are imposing travel bans with Africa as the main target. About 40 countries have imposed travel restrictions on several African countries following the discovery of the variant while Japan and […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned against constant irrational use of antibiotics Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of NAFDAC, who gave this a strong note of warning in Lagos, at the virtual 2021 World Antimicrobial Resistance Week anniversary, said that this can accelerate […]
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspected robber who dressed like a herdsman during the robbery operation in Abeokuta. Abimbola Oyeyemi, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, in a statement, said the arrest of the suspect, Biodun Rasheed, followed a distress call received by policemen attached to […]
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has extended its 14-day ultimatum given to the Federal Government by seven days. Mr Afolabi Olawale, the union’s General Secretary, in a statement issued on Thursday in Lagos, announced this development. Olawale said that in spite of the various interventions […]
The House of Representatives has instructed the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to embark on ‘explosive and ferocious’ raids on methamphetamine production laboratories in Nigeria. The legislative chamber also directed the Federal Government to develop a national policy to combat meth and other narcotics across the country. These resolutions […]
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