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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has dismantled the operations of Mr. Chinedu Okafor, an illegal drinks manufacturer operating in the Badagry area of Lagos State. According to information provided by NAFDAC on its x handle, ...

In a move aimed at boosting efficiency, Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has announced the end of the traditional reception protocol upon his return from trips This marks a significant break from the past, where high-ranking authorities would be required ...

President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja today, Wednesday, May 8, after a two-week absence from the country. His diplomatic journey began with an official visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands on April 23 at the invitation of Prime Minister ...

    The Zone 2 Police Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos has apprehended one Tayo Shakirudeen, the Managing Director (MD) of Skylink Medical Centre in Elepe-Ikorodu, suspected of operating as a fraudulent medical practitioner with allegedly forged credentials Acting on intelligence ...

Microsoft will be shutting down its Lagos centre Microsoft to shut down Lagos centre United States-based multinational technology giant, Microsoft, has considered closing one of the operations in Nigeria, known as African Development Centre located in Lagos. Microsoft’s ADC is located ...

Jason Holton, Britain’s heaviest man, d!ed after having excessive daily meals including multiple takeaways, leading to a £22,000 expenditure over six years. UK’s heaviest man d!es after spending £22,000 on meals Weighing a staggering 50 stone, he passed away from ...

Madison Bergmann, 24, was suspended from River Crest Elementary School in Hudson, Wisconsin. Bergmann was charged with one count of first-degree child sexual assault. A mum of a child at the same school of an alleged victim slammed a teacher ...

Two Ekiti students who were caught on camera assaulting a fellow student have been expelled. The management of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti (BOUESTI) has now expelled the two students for assaulting their female colleague. The ...

An Ekiti High Court in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced three convicts to d3ath by hanging for armed robbery. At the beginning, five defendants, Bidemi Babalola, 28, Oluwaseun Akinwale 26, Sola Oyebanji (a.k.a Solademmy), 31, Azeez Jimoh (a.k.a. Asela), 31, and Babatunde ...

A 60-year-old resident was left shocked after he managed to help two teenagers escape after their car crashed when one of the teenagers reportedly pulled out a machete. The resident of Oldham found himself amid a dramatic rescue mission. While ...

An 11-year-old girl, Tia Gordon, from Northampton, endured misdiagnoses of stomach bugs and migraines by doctors more than 30 times before she was diagnosed with brain tumour. Despite repeated visits to GPs, A&E, and NHS 111 calls, her severe headaches ...

Amaia Arrieta, a close confidante and designer to Prince William and Kate reveals the royal couple’s agony amidst Princess Kate’s cancer diagnosis. Since Prince George’s infancy, Amaia has tailored outfits for the young royals, intimately witnessing the family’s struggles. In ...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed banks to stop charges on cash deposits until September 30, 2024. The apex bank disclosed this in a circular dated May 6, 2024, signed by its Director of Banking Supervision, Adetona Adedeji. ...

  The Managing Director of United Bank for Africa, Oliver Alawuba, has said that sound governance, robust risk management, and financial strength spurred the banking group to triple-digit growth across key metrics in the first quarter of 2024. Alawuba said ...

  Operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday reportedly arrested some h Bureau De Change operators at the popular Wuse Zone 4 market on Tuesday. This came as traders also said some BDC operators resisted the arrest ...

The Federal Government through the Corporate Affairs Commission has issued a two-month registration deadline to Point of Sales companies, to register their agents, merchants, and individuals with the commission in line with legal requirements and the directives of the Central ...

  Shareholders of Zenith Bank Plc unanimously approved the restructuring of the Bank to a holding company during a court-ordered Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held virtually from Zenith Heights, Zenith Bank Plc, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Friday, April 26, 2024. ...

World Day for Safety and Health, Adron Homes orchestrated a dynamic Fitness Hangout Event.   In celebration of this year’s World Day for Safety and Health, Adron Homes orchestrated a dynamic Fitness Hangout Event, firmly rooted in the principles of ...

President Bola Tinubu’s government is considering lifting the suspended telecom tax and other fiscal policies on Nigerians to secure a new loan of $750 million from the World Bank. According to a document published by the World Bank, the EMT ...

Nigeria Labour Congress and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria counterpart have given the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission till May 12 to withdraw the recent hike in electricity tariff or face unprecedented industrial action. The ultimatum was issued in a joint ...

The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, has arrested a 37-year-old fake medical doctor and practitioner, with suspected forged certificates. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the zone, Olatoye Durosinmi, confirmed the arrest on Tuesday while parading the ...

A mother has thrown her disabled six-year-old son into a crocodile-infested river where he has reportedly been mauled to death by reptiles. Savitri Kumar, 26, from Uttara Kannada, a district in the western Indian state of Karnataka, had a heated argument ...

A video now trending on social media shows a female undergraduate of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education Science and Technology, Ikere in Ekiti State, brutally beating a fellow student with a stick. Despite pleas from the victim, the bully was ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a directive to all financial institutions to commence deducting a cybersecurity levy on all electronic transactions, effective May 20, 2024. This directive comes after a six-year delay since the initial directive was ...

The Federal Government, through the Securities and Exchange Commission, is set to delist the naira from all peer-to-peer crypto platforms as the government steps up efforts to tackle exchange rate manipulators and dollar racketeers The development came against the backdrop of ...