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By Deborah Nnamdi The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control ( NAFDAC) has uncovered a massive stockpile of falsified and unregistered pharmaceutical products in Idumota, Lagos. This was made known in a statement shared on the agency’s X account on Monday. According to NAFDAC, the seized items,…

By Agency Report The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Monday, arraigned Adam Yusuf, a Deputy Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), over alleged N1.1 billion money laundering offences. Yusuf was arraigned alongside a company, Ummays Hummayd Energy Ltd, allegedly operated by…

Director General of the Bureau for Public Enterprise, Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi, on Friday, told the House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets that Delta Steel Company, worth over 700 million dollars, was sold for a paltry 30 million dollars. Gbeleyi told the Committee that following the privatization policy of the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has denied claims that it sells substandard petrol with a high burn rate. In a statement on Saturday by its spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, the NNPCL said it was reacting to a viral video claiming that its petrol does not last long…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed a fire outbreak at its Gwadabawa Local Government Area office in Sokoto State, resulting in extensive damage to electoral materials. In a statement issued on Friday, February 14, 2025, and shared on INEC’s official X page, National Commissioner and…

Afenifere Chieftain Pa Ayo Adebanjo is dead. He died on Friday morning at his Lekki residence in Lagos. He was 96. A statement by the family said he died peacefully. It reads: “With a heart full of gratitude for a selfless life spent in the service of God, the nation…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, Abubakar Bichi, has attributed the N700 billion increase in the 2025 budget to the withdrawal of U.S. health support and the need to fund critical infrastructure projects across Nigeria. Bichi, in a statement, explained that the United States government recently halted…

By Deborah Nnamdi The House of Representatives, on Thursday, passed the N54.99 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill. The presidency says the N54.99 trillion budget is structured to address key national financial commitments.Statutory transfers account for N3.645 trillion, ensuring funding for constitutionally mandated entities. A significant portion, N14.317 trillion, is allocated to…

By Didimoko A. Didimoko Governors from the six Southwest states are meeting in Lagos, the commercial capital, with food security as the top priority on the agenda. The South-West Governors – four APC and two PDP – are at the Lagos House, Ikeja, for a crucial zonal meeting to discuss…

By Sodeeq Kamsela The top echelon of the Nigerian Armed Forces and the office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, have been thrown into panic following the seizure of a huge haul of high-calibre illegal weapons and ammunition in Lagos. Naija Daily News learnt that the huge cache of arms…