The Taraba State Government has announced the temporary closure of the Danbaba Suntai Airport in Jalingo to facilitate ongoing upgrade works aimed at modernising the facility. This is contained in a press statement released by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Transportation Development, Kwantar Genesis, and made available to journalists in Jalingo on Friday. According to the statement, the closure which …

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria has shut down 531 medicine outlets in the Federal Capital Territory for various offences, including operating without registration, poor documentation, and stocking of ethical products without the supervision of a pharmacist. The Director of Enforcement, Stephen Esumobi, disclosed this to journalists in Abuja on Friday. The PCN is the Federal Government Parastatal charged with the …

Adamawa State Government has closed down public and private schools following the outbreak of measles in the state. The closure notice was contained in a statement signed by Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Aisha Umar on Monday in Yola. Umar said the closure is to mitigate the spread of measles and to enable the state Primary …

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has shut down a branch of a popular food outlet, KFC, at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos State. In a statement by its Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs Obiageli Orah on Thursday, FAAN noted that the food outlet violated the Lagos State law on People with Special Needs, Part C, Section …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said that its officials shut 10 unregistered bakeries and eight table water factories in Bonny Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State. The agency said the move was meant to rid the state of fake and unwholesome products, saying the shutdown was done during an operation which lasted three …

The Lagos State Government, on Sunday, announced it has shut down Quilox Restaurant Bar Night Club, owned by Shina Peller. The government disclosed it shut down Quilox over environmental and safety infractions. “A joint enforcement operation between the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency and the Lagos State Safety Commission sealed Quilox nightclub over environmental and safety infractions,” LASEPA announced via …