The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has responded to feedback on its recent directive to businesses to cease practices such as price gouging, price fixing, and other exploitative behaviours. The Commission stated on its X account and shared the Africa Health Report (AHR), on Saturday, clarifying that the directive is not meant to…
Officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have arrested nine individuals caught engaging in open defecation in the Berger area of the state. The state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on X.com on Saturday. He wrote, “Nine individuals were arrested for open urination and defecation at…
No fewer than 20 orphanages in Ogun State have been shut down over illegal adoptions and other unethical practices. This action, taken over the weekend, follows reports of child trafficking and maltreatment in these institutions. Adijat Adeleye, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, revealed the crackdown in a statement sighted by the Africa…
The Director-General/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has emphasised that digital birth and National Identification Number (NIN) registration will significantly improve access to education, healthcare, and other social benefits for all Nigerians. In a statement issued by Kayode Adegoke, Head of Corporate Communication, on Saturday, Coker-Odusote highlighted the national significance…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, has made a major breakthrough in its fight against smuggling, seizing a large consignment of donkey skins intended for export alongside other prohibited items valued at N8.1 billion. Comptroller Kola Oladeji, the head of the Unit, disclosed this during a press briefing in Ikeja Lagos….
Nigerian music legend, Onyeka Onwenu, has been laid to rest in Lagos State. The funeral service of the late musician, who was also known as the “Elegant Stallion”, was held at the Fountain of Life Church in Ilupeju area of Lagos on Friday. The funeral service was followed by a private burial at a vault…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported an increase in Mpox cases, with a total of 48 cases now confirmed across 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The affected areas span 35 local government areas, indicating a widespread presence of the disease. According to the NCDC’s situation report for…
The Akwa Ibom State government has launched the Nigeria State-level Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) Impact Survey across all the local government areas in the state. The exercise, which will run from August to September, aims to assess the effectiveness of HIV programs in the state. According to the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Augustine Umoh, the survey…
Nigeria is set to begin the immediate rollout of 5,000 doses of mpox vaccines, with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) expecting its first shipment of 65,000 doses soon. This move is part of Africa’s efforts to control the multi-country outbreak of the disease. The vaccine, which is administered in two doses, will be given…
Many times, people have wondered how the kidnappers and other bandits who are causing untold mayhem in the country, manage to get away, even after they are captured on videos, recorded on other devices and most of all when they make contact with their victims’ families. Senate President of the Nigerian Association of Nigerian Students,…
