NAFDAC and other key stakeholders in the food export industry which include Cocoa Processors Association of Nigeria, COPAN, have pledged to work together to prevent the rejection of processed and semi-processed cocoa products and other food exports. This commitment was made at the NAFDAC Export Stakeholders Interactive Session in Lagos, attended by representatives from COPAN,…
A combined team of local vigilante and the Nigerian police from the anti-kidnapping unit of the Kwara State Command has rescued the 20 kidnapped travellers in the state. The travellers were abducted on Friday by a gang of 10 armed men along the Osi/Obbo Ayegunle road in Kwara State’s Ekiti Local Government Area. The victims…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised concerns over the quality of bread sold in markets, citing the use of saccharine as a substitute for sugar due to high costs. This revelation came to light during a stakeholders’ engagement meeting in Ibadan on Friday, where NAFDAC Southwest Coordinator, Mrs….
The World Health Organization has issued a call to action on Friday, encouraging manufacturers to increase production of mpox vaccines in response to the growing spread of a more virulent strain of the virus. This urgent request comes after the WHO declared the recent surge in mpox cases a Public Health Emergency of International Concern,…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former Nigerian military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, on his 83rd birthday, according to a statement released by the presidency. This congratulatory message was contained in a press statement released by Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President, (Media & Publicity), on Saturday, August 17. The President saluted General…
By Korede Abdullah The ongoing diplomatic row between China and Nigeria has further revealed the sordid underbelly of the country’s miasma of corruption. The genesis of the whole story is that, in 2010, Ogun State, a constituent unit within the federation of Nigeria, voluntarily entered into a multi-million dollars contractual agreement with a Chinese…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 2 Travel Health alert due to the ongoing outbreak of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox. This Health Alert, issued by the U. S. Embassy in Abuja August 15 2024, came as the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the multi-country outbreak of…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has confirmed that three presidential aircraft undergoing routine maintenance in France were temporarily attached on August 14, 2024, due to exparte orders issued by the Judicial Court of Paris. The orders, dated March 7, 2024, and August 12, 2024, were obtained by Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited, a Chinese…
Nigeria’s inflation rate has decreased for the first time since December 2022, dropping to 33.4% in July 2024. This was disclosed by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in its latest report. The fall marks a 0.79 percentage point decline from the 34.19% recorded in June 2024. The NBS Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) announced on Thursday that Nigeria has reported 39 confirmed cases of mpox and no fatalities across 33 states and the Federal Capital Territory since the beginning of 2024. NCDC Director General, Dr. Jide Idris, made this disclosure at a press conference in Abuja. Additionally, Dr. Idris…
