NAFDAC’S blanket approval for supermarket imports
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) woke up to its responsibility to ensure the wholesomeness and integrity of what we consume about six years ago. Over the years, the Agency carried the battle to the nooks and crannies of this country to apprehend the manufacturers as well as the distributors of fake and substandard foods, beverages, drugs and cosmetics. In the process, factories were shut down; local as well as imported unregistered products were seized from markets all over the country and publicly set ablaze.
Militants bomb 3 Shell facilities in Rivers
MEND, in an online statement claiming credit for yesterday’s attacks, said:
“Hurricane Piper Alpha unleashed its fury in Rivers state today (yesterday), Sunday, June 21, 2009, leaving in its wake two battered oil installations. At about 0230 Hrs, the hurricane pounded the Shell major pipeline located at Adamakiri before moving on to another major Shell pipeline in Kula at 0300 Hrs. Both pipelines are located in Rivers state of Nigeria.
Ogun state first N50bn bond to open the state for investors — Gbenga Daniel
OGUN state Governor Otumba Gbenga Daniel has disclosed that the state was going to the capital market to raise N50 billion with N28 billion as the first tranche to invest in projects that will help open up the state for investment and have lasting multiplier effect on the economy of the state.
It’s not yet uhuru –Amodu
Nigeria head coach Amodu Shaibu said Saturday evening that his players must be thoroughly focused on their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia billed for Abuja on September 6. His lads came out of the ‘Rades cauldron’ with a valuable point from a 0-0 draw that could prove decisive for the campaign but the 50-year-old was not celebrating as he addressed them in the dressing room after the game.
Youths protest delay of Obot’s certificate of return
His opponent, Mr. Bassey Etim, who is currently in the House of Representatives, was given a certificate of return, a development that prompted the aggrieved Obot to sue for redress at the tribunal.
Stop bombardment, open waterways, Izon-Ebe urge FG
They further urged the federal government and multinationals to brace up to the responsibilities of creating massive employment and empowerment opportunities through the central employment committee thus curbing youth restiveness and criminality in the society.
