The Nigerian apex bank, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has no records of monies recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) between 2016 and 2019 as required. The Office of the Auditor General for the Federation (OAuGF) has said in its 2020 Audited report of government finances. The report, dated November 30, 2023,…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano A high-powered committee constituted by Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, to investigate the recent killings in Uromi, Edo State, departed Kano on Thursday for a fact-finding and peace-building mission. The committee is led by the Deputy Governor of Kano State, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo. In a statement issued by…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert (No. 027/2024) warning the public about the circulation of counterfeit Herceptin in Nigeria. Herceptin, known generically as trastuzumab, is a crucial targeted therapy for treating HER2-positive breast cancer, particularly in early-stage and advanced/metastatic cases. NAFDAC made the announcement on…
[ad_1] ASHLAND An elementary school in Ashland is remembering a young boy who suddenly passed away this week. Bentley Braxton Holbrook, 8 years old, was a first-grade student at Crabbe Elementary School. He died Thursday afternoon of an unknown illness, according to his family and a local hospital. “Bentley was bubbly,” Uriah Tolbert, Principal of…
Dada Yar’adua, mother of former President, Umaru Yar’adua, and former Vice President Shehu Yar’adua, is dead. It was learnt that she died at the Katsina Teaching Hospital on Monday evening. (With Agency Report) Details shortly…
[ad_1] Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in Nigeria, it accounts for 22.7 percent of all new cancer cases among women, according to reports. To bridge the care gap while improving access to quality healthcare for breast cancer patients in Nigeria, Pfizer has installed a Telemedicine Centre at the National Hospital in Abuja. Digital…
[ad_1] World Italy’s scandal-hit former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi dies at 86 Monday June 12 2023 Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi died on June 12, 2023 aged 86. PHOTO | AFP Silvio Berlusconi, who dominated Italian public life for decades as a billionaire media mogul, businessman and prime minister, has died aged 86. The…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, on Thursday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to agricultural transformation through a $158 million agreement signed for the implementation of a comprehensive agricultural value chain development programme. The multi-million-dollar initiative is co-funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the French Development Agency (AFD),…
[ad_1] Economy Where you are likely to be poor in Kenya Thursday June 29 2023 GRAPHIC | STANSLAUS MANTHI | NMG More than a fifth of Kenya’s poor are in five counties, indicating wide regional income inequalities in the country. Data from the Kenya Poverty Report released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)…
[ad_1] By LUKE ANAMI Disputes and trade losses traced to aflatoxin could soon be a thing of the past should East African Community partner states adopt a planned uniform and faster method of testing for the toxins in grain and cereals. Experts meeting in Kampala now propose adoption and use of the “AgraQuant Elisa Mycotoxin…
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