The City Management Team of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, on Tuesday began demolition of shanties built under bridges in Abuja. The team, accompanied by security personnel, also evicted the squatters. This initiative aims to enhance security and safeguard the well-being and belongings of the residents. According to the Director of Development Control, Mukhtar…
The United Kingdom and Nigeria have taken steps towards strengthening their economic ties with the signing of the Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership (ETIP) agreement. The agreement, signed on Tuesday by UK Minister for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch, and her Nigerian counterpart, Trade Minister Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite, marks a historic milestone in the relationship…
Favour Ozioma Ogbodo, Jumoke Olasunkanmi World Condom Day, celebrated annually on February 13th, is an international initiative to raise awareness and promote safe sexual practices through the use of condoms. This day serves as a reminder of the critical role condoms play in preventing Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and unplanned pregnancies. Initiated in 1987 by…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) clarifies that it has not imposed a ban on alcohol production. The Agency explained that restriction is limited to alcohol packaged in containers or packaging easily concealable by children, such as sachets or PET bottles less than 200ml. It added that the…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi, Favor Ozioma Ogbodo In a series of interviews conducted by the African Health Report (AHR), individuals from different walks of life in Nigeria have expressed deep concerns over the escalating prices of essential goods and services, exacerbating the already challenging economic conditions faced by many. Abdulrasheed Muhammad, a trader at the UTC market…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed dissatisfaction with the federal government’s failure to implement its promise to remove tertiary institutions from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). ASUU National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, had alleged. Osodeke revealed in an interview that lecturers’ salaries are still being paid through IPPIS, despite…
Access Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Ms. Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer. This follows the death of its former Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Herbert Wigwe in a helicopter crash alongside his wife, son, and a former chairman of the Nigeria Exchange Group, Abimboloa Ogunbanjo on Friday in California,…
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) General Overseer Enoch Adeboye has implored Nigerian citizens to seek the Almighty to solve Nigerian problems This was contained in a statement on Monday in his visit to Kaduna State Governor for a crusade in Kaduna titled “Light Up Kaduna” Adeboye stated, “When we are faced with problems…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has joined other communities to celebrate world condom day while imploring the need to re-educate, re-invigorate, and re-engage the global as they prepare for Valentine’s Day. World Condom Day which is commensurate on the 13th of February is a day which is set aside by the International AIDS Healthcare Foundation…
Oil prices eased on Monday over deescalating tension in the Middle East after Israel said it “concluded” its attacks on Gaza, while a weaker US dollar encouraged oil trade and limited further price losses. The international benchmark crude Brent traded at $81.85 per barrel at 10.20 am local time (0720 GMT), a 0.41% decrease from…
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