Health workers at the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have suspended their six-week-old strike on Monday. They are members of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN). MHWUN Vice Chairman, Idzi Isua told union’s congress on Monday morning that the union agreed to suspend the strike following an agreement with NAFDAC management. The …

Following the alleged threat by terrorists to invade Abuja, which has generated panic among residents of Nigeria capital city, the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has tasked Igbo elders and politicians residing in Abuja not to leave its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu behind while feeling to safety at home. In  a statement by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, IPOB urged …

Suspected herdsmen on Sunday night killed seven persons in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident occurred less than 24 hours after 18 people were reportedly killed during a clash between bandits and members of vigilante group in the Wase Council Area of the state. The National Publicity Secretary of the Berom Youth Moulders Association, Rwang Tengwong …

Nigerian students have received Cambridge Learners Awards in various categories for their outstanding performances in the 2021 June and November examination series. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the British Council, in Nigeria in collaboration with the Cambridge University Press and Assessment, recognised the 110 students from 45 Nigerian schools. Eleven students from eight schools who obtained the …

With the protracted industrial action in public universities yet unresolved, resident doctors have given a two-week notice to embark on a strike. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) said that federal and state governments had defaulted on agreements reached with the doctors. Rising from its National Executive Council on Saturday, NARD issued a communique signed by its President, Godiya …

The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu has assured that the first batch of mega transformers under the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) would arrive by September. In a statement by his Media Adviser, Isa Sanusi on Saturday, Aliyu said the transformers had passed the factory acceptance test at the Siemens’ transformers factory in Trento, Italy. In December 2021, the Federal Executive …

…. DG reiterates call for stiffer penalty The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has secured judgment of a three-year jail term against a falsified drugs merchant. According to a statement on Sunday by NAFDAC’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, a Federal High Court in Kano presided over by Justice Ibrahim Mark sentenced 41-year-old Innocent Oparah …

The traditional ruler of Erin-Ijesa, Oba (Dr) Isaac Adeyeba Ayeni, Okin Oloro II has felicitated with the Osun State Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke on his “well-deserved” victory at the polls, just as he tasked him to give top priority to tourism development as a major factor in lifting the state out of the woods into socioeconomic advancement. In a signed …

Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege has extolled the virtues of the Asagba of Asaba, Obi (Prof.) Chike Edozien as he turned 98 last Thursday. Senator Omo-Agege, who is also the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, saluted the revered monarch for his selfless service to his subjects, the state and Nigeria in general. The Delta …

In fulfilment of its promise to compensate project-affected parties while establishing the right of ways for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red line project in Ogun State, the Lagos State Government has commenced payment of compensation to about 800 people made up of tenants and property owners. The compensation process was carried out jointly by officials of the Land …