The Ogun State police command announced that it has rescued three Indians and a Nigerian who were kidnapped on Sunday by suspected gunmen at Delabo junction on the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode Expressway. The State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu made the disclosure while addressing newsmen on Wednesday, said two of the kidnappers who abducted four travellers,…
Legislators from across 13 states of the federation, have come together to fashion out a strategy and proffer solutions to malnutrition challenges across their various states. The lawmakers who were gathered for the 2024 Legislative Retreat, a two-day summit, held in Lagos, focused on tackling malnutrition and boosting human capital development. They unanimously arrived at…
Benue State has reported sixteen suspected cases of cholera, with four deaths recorded. The State Epidemiologist, Dr. Henry Ijabo, who revealed the situation on Thursday highlighted that the cases were noticed in Agatu, Otukpo, and Ado local government areas. Dr. Ijabo explained, “The death in suspected cases is four, mind you, it’s suspected cases. We…
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and stakeholders have reached an agreement on a new medicine and services pricing structure during a stakeholders’ engagement in Abuja. In a statement on Wednesday, the acting Director of Media and Public Relations at NHIA, Emmanuel Ononokpono, announced the decision, which includes a 60% increase in capitation and a…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued an alert regarding the unauthorised production and sale of an unregistered drug named B-GAG Healthy Medicine with batch number 0070. NAFDAC discovered the product during surveillance activities in Maiduguri, Borno State, and Keffi, Nasarawa State. The agency emphasized that the medicine by…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he did not discuss the issue of releasing Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) during his discussion with the South-East Governors, on Tuesday. The media reports that Governors under the umbrella of the South-East Governors’ Forum met in Enugu, on Tuesday, and resolved to…
Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc ( IBEDC) has announced an upward review of the electricity tariff for Band A customers with immediate effect. The new tariff, Effective immediately, will be adjusted from N206.80/kWh to N209.50/kWh, according to IBEDC. The company in a notice on Wednesday, disclosed that the review has been duly approved by the…
Senators from the South-East have pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to order the release of the detained leader of the indigenous people of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Led by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, the lawmakers claimed that unless Kanu is released, the social and economic activities in the South-East region will continue to be stagnant. The senators…
Some miscreants have been arrested by officials of the Lagos State Government for allegedly charging residents N100 to access a makeshift bridge along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. It was gathered that the incident occurred at the Tradefair under bridge following the flood which submerged a major part of Lagos. A 54-second clip showed how some hoodlums…
The NCDC, agency with the mandate to control diseases nationwide, alongwith state governments rolled guides and measures to reduce casualty rate of the scourge of Cholera, as the spread of the disease reaches public crisis level. In Lagos state in particular, the government announced measures following the resumption of school in the state. But two…
