Three pharmaceutical companies implicated in the BBC investigation on illegal manufacture and distribution of codeine-containing syrup have been shut down by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The three companies are Peace Standard Pharmaceutical Limited, Adewole Industrial Estate, Lubcon Avenue, Ilorin, Kwara State; Bioraj Pharmaceutical Limited, Kaima Road, Ilorin and […]
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Nigeria told the UN General Assembly in New York that the Boko Haram terrorists no longer held any territory in the country. Nigeria’s Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Samson Itegboje, stated this while presenting Nigeria’s message at the ‘High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace’ at the UN […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has written a letter to the National Assembly seeking to confirm a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Festus Keyamo and six other nominees for the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) board members. The six other nominees include; Olabode Akeem Mustapha (chairman, Ogun state), Garba Buba (Bauchi state), Bello Garba (Sokoto state), Joseph OJ […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, behind closed doors. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president is meeting the two National Assembly leaders barely two hours after his return from Daura, Katsina State. The […]
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The Federal Road Safety Command (FRSC) in Osun said 12 persons lost their lives in various road accidents in the state in April. The Sector Commander, FRSC in the state, Mr Anthony Oko said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Osogbo. He said that 17 road accidents […]
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) from selected banks across the country recorded transactions valued at N1.568 billion in first quarter. The NBS stated this in its Selected Banking Sector Data for first quarter, 2018, posted on its website. The bureau stated that a total of 457,226,406 transactions valued at […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s office has revealed details of mind-boggling corruption during the Jonathan era and even called them a tip of the iceberg. The details were published last night in a reaction to the accusations by spin doctors of former President Goodluck Jonathan, who claimed Osinbajo made unsubstantiated allegations about grand corruption during the […]
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Chinese telecom giant ZTE has asked the US government to lift a ban on sales to the company, which threatens its survival and has added to trade tensions between Washington and Beijing. The telecom equipment and handset maker said in a filing Sunday that it had submitted a request to the commerce department for a […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Daura, Katsina state met behind closed doors with Governors Rochas Okorocha of Imo and Abdul aziz Yari of Zamfara. The President’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Alhaji Bashir Ahmad confirmed this development on his Twitter handle on Sunday. He posted: “President Muhammadu Buhari this evening received chairman of the […]
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Chelsea intensified the race for a place in next season’s Champions League, whilst Manchester City finally got their hands on the Premier League trophy and Arsenal bid farewell to manager Arsene Wenger in style on a busy Sunday. Olivier Giroud scored the only goal at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Liverpool saw them […]
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