NAFDAC mulls recruitment, says agency understaffed – D-G
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Monday said that the agency was considering recruiting staff to fill up vacant positions in 2020. Adeyeye told Newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja that the recruitment became necessary because the agency was too understaffed to effectively perform its statutory […]
Over 35 people killed in stampede at Soleimani’s funeral
At least 35 people have been killed in a stampede that erupted in the Iranian city of Kerman at the funeral procession for a top commander killed in a US air strike, Iran’s state TV said. Another 48 people were wounded in Tuesday’s stampede, according to local media reports. Hundreds of thousands of people had […]
US blacklisting of Huawei is failing to halt company’s growth
In the days after the US government said it would bar Huawei Technologies from buying vital American components, the Chinese company’s founder, Ren Zhengfei, pulled together an emergency meeting of his top lieutenants at its headquarters in Shenzhen. In a large conference room, the billionaire asked for a report from the head of each business […]
Okowa’s Aide Ossai bags Niger Delta Ambassador Award
The Delta State Governor Special Assistant on Special Duties Media, Mr Ossai Ovie Success has been honoured as Niger Delta Youth Ambassador for his Exceptional Contributions towards youths development in Niger Delta
Protest against George Weah in Liberia
A protest against Liberia’s President George Weah has started in the capital, Monrovia. The first group of banner-carrying protesters walked through police roadblocks to assemble on Capitol Hill, the seat of power. The crowd swelled, as more protesters entered. Dozens of riot police have been deployed, but they have not interfered. The government had given […]
Employment of older persons, key to reducing abuses of senior citizens – Eze Ajoku
The Coalition of Societies for the Rights of Older People in Nigeria (COSROPIN) says the employment of older people by government is necessary to not only elongate their lives but reduce abuses. The President of COSROPIN, Sen. Eze Ajoku, made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on […]
