Month: February 2024

Dr Tinuola Akinbolagbe, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN), has disclosed that the private sector’s involvement in Nigeria’s healthcare revolution is instrumental in expanding access to quality healthcare services, driving innovation, and improving health outcomes for the population. She made this remark during an exclusive interview on Channels TV…

Jumoke Olasunkanmi The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised an alarm regarding the sale of counterfeit Chloroquine Phosphate tablets in Nigeria. The fake product, was discovered and purchased from a ‘drugstore’ in Jos, Plateau State. The Agency noted it, poses a significant health risk to consumers. NAFDAC stated that…

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the Federal Government to fix the prices of goods and petroleum products within seven days. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa specifically ordered the government to fix the price of milk, flour, salt, sugar, bicycles, and their spare parts, matches, motorcycles and their spare parts, motor vehicles and their…

Juliet Jacob Ochenje The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately dismiss the Governor of the Central Bank (CBN), Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, due to his apparent lack of technical understanding. According to NANS, Cardoso’s leadership has caused significant damage to the country’s economy. NANS made this demand in…

Jumoke Olasunkanmi The Michael Okpara University of Agriculture (MOUA) Abia state, has shut down the institution following a student protest. The institution’s vice-chancellor, Maduebibisi Iwe declared an indefinite closure of the university in a statement released on Tuesday. In the statement, Iwe ordered all students to evacuate the university’s premises immediately, as a means to…

…Nigerians Cautioned Against Comments, Celebrations Juliet Jacob Ochenje The High Commission of Nigeria in Southern Africa has warned Nigerian residents in South Africa against provocative comments on the AFCON Semi-Final Match between the two countries today in Cote D’Ivoire. The High Commissioner charged Nigerians on the need to maintain decorum if the Super Eagles defeat…

Jumoke Olasunkanmi Workers in the food, beverage, and tobacco sector took to the streets of Lagos on Tuesday to protest the impending job losses resulting from the ban on sachet alcoholic drinks by the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The workers under the aegis of the Food Beverage and Tobacco Senior…