Christmas: It’ll be celebrated in anger, hunger —South East residents

Christmas: It’ll be celebrated in anger, hunger —South East residents

CHRISTMAS season is here again; the period the people of the South-East region always embrace as a period of general homecoming. Marriage ceremonies, chieftaincy installations, launching of development projects, inter-community football youth tournaments, among other programmes, usually occupy the period.
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Yuletide: FCTA says no space for ‘One Chance’ syndicates

Yuletide: FCTA says no space for ‘One Chance’ syndicates

The Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA has said it will not fold its arms and allow criminals operate freely in the nation’s capital, urging residents to assist with useful information whenever they notice suspicious activities in their areas.

Ogun monarch suspended over land grabbing allegation

Ogun monarch suspended over land grabbing allegation

The Egba Traditional Council has suspended the Olu of Obafemi, Oba Taofeek Owolabi, for six months over an allegation of land grabbing brought against him by the Agboro Olatunde Community Development Association in Ogun State.

ACReSAL: Mahmoud disburses N38.8m each to 10 FCT communities 

ACReSAL: Mahmoud disburses N38.8m each to 10 FCT communities 

Minister of State in the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has disbursed $25,000 (about N38.8 million) each to 10 communities in the territory who qualified for the pilot stage of the Community Revolving Fund CRF through their respective Community Revolving Fund Management Committees.

Defamation: NAFDAC to sue video maker, Lung Detox Tea manufacturer

Defamation: NAFDAC to sue video maker, Lung Detox Tea manufacturer

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, said on Tuesday the agency is launching legal proceedings against the manufacturer of Lung Detox Tea and the maker of the circulating online viral video that accused the agency of accepting financial inducements to approve the controversial product.

PSC promotes 78 senior police officers

PSC promotes 78 senior police officers

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 78 senior police officers, including 21 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) to Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), and 57 Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) to ACPs.

US woman receives gene-edited pig kidney

US woman receives gene-edited pig kidney

Towana Looney donated a kidney to her mother in 1999 only for the remaining one to fail several years later as a result of pregnancy complications.

Jigawa uncovers 6,348 ghost workers

Jigawa uncovers 6,348 ghost workers

“… detection of 6,348 ghost workers and saved cost with an average of N314,657,342.06 per month and N3,775,888,809.72 per annum”

ACPN mops up expired drugs worth N460.864m in Akwa Ibom

ACPN mops up expired drugs worth N460.864m in Akwa Ibom

In a significant effort to promote public health and build a safer pharmaceutical ecosystem, the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Akwa Ibom State branch, has successfully mopped up expired drugs worth over N460 million in the state.

FG’s electricity subsidies to rise by 2.76% to N199.64bn in Dec – NERC

FG’s electricity subsidies to rise by 2.76% to N199.64bn in Dec – NERC

-Abuja N29bn, Ikeja N26bn top beneficiaries By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has disclosed that electricity subsidies payable by the Federal Government for the month of December has risen by 2.76 percent to N199.64 billion from N194.26 billion incurred in November. The Commission in its December 2024 Multi-Year Tariff Order, MYTO, […]