By Stanley Nwanosike The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shutdown about 100 shops in Ogbete Main Market, Enugu for alleged dealing in suspected fake alcoholic beverages. The agency also confiscated a truckload of adulterated products and arrested four suspected traders in a well-coordinated raid. NAFDAC’sContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has reaffirmed its commitment to achieve 70 per cent local content by the year 2027. Mr Felix Ogbe, Executive Secretary, NCDMB said this on Monday at the Nigerian Content Seminar, a flagship programme of the 2024 Nigerian Oil andContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu has said that no explosion occurred at Zungeru power plant on Monday. Mr Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser, Strategic Communications and Media Relations, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said that the minister was reacting to reports insinuating an explosion atContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has unveiled the African Petroleum Regulators’ Forum (AFRIPERF), to drive continental aspirations in the development and utilisation of hydrocarbon resources. The commission inaugurated the AFRIPERF at its maiden roundtable on the sidelines of the Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) EnergyContinue Reading
Dr Yusuf Yakub, the Director-General, Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC), has urged the Technical Aid Corps (TAC) volunteers, deployed to Sierra Leone to uphold discipline and behave as patriotic citizens. Yakub stated this in Abuja on Saturday at a deployment exercise for 18 TAC volunteers to be sent toContinue Reading
Trade Modernisation Project as tool to combat trade-related corruption By Martha Agas Generally, one menace countries seeking to facilitate ease of doing business to generate revenue, especially through direct foreign investment, face, is corruption along the chain of service delivery. Analysts have, thus, argue that the first step to boostContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo Prof. Musa Maitafsir, the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer, National Teachers’ Institute Kaduna, has urged staff of the institute to acquire entrepreneurial skills, to improve their social and economic wellbeing. He stated this at the ‘Second NTI Teacher Acculturation’ public lecture organised by the Department of Academic Services ofContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Federal Government says it is focusing on diversifying the energy mix by investing in renewable energy projects, hydrogen development and enhancing the regulatory framework to attract private investments. Amb. Nicholas Ella, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, stated this during a town hall meeting with theContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Mr Ajentekebia Harry, Country Director, Logistics Nigeria, CONTINENT AFRIQUE, a non governmental organisation, says excessive drug abuse is responsible for the increased violence and crime in Nigeria. Harry said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on the occasion of World Drug DayContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Dr Temitope Ilori, the Director-General of National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), said that Nigeria recorded 75,000 new infected HIV cases and 45,000 HIV-related deaths in 2023. She made this known at a two-day National Prevention Technical Working Group (NPTWG) meeting organised by NACA inContinue Reading
