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NAFDAC seizes counterfeit malaria drugs worth N1.2bn in Lagos
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has intercepted counterfeit malaria medicines valued at over ₦1.2 billion during a raid on a warehouse in the Ilasa-Oshodi area of Lagos. The agency, in a statement released on Friday via its official X handle, said operatives uncovered 277…
Read More »Four killed, 15 injured as gunmen attack burial ceremony in Anambra
Tragedy struck in Ezi village, Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, when suspected armed cultists opened fire on mourners during a burial ceremony, leaving four people dead and 15 others with gunshot injuries. Police spokesperson in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident in a statement…
Read More »DSS summons Dangote Refinery, NUPENG over union rights dispute
The Department of State Services (DSS) has waded into the escalating face-off between Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), summoning both parties to an emergency meeting scheduled for Friday at 3 p.m. The meeting, which will also have in attendance representatives…
Read More »Lawyer remanded over alleged N228.4 million judgment debt
An Abuja-based lawyer, Ridwan Abdulwahab, has been ordered to be remanded in Kuje prison after being arraigned on charges of perjury and defamation of character. The ruling was issued by Magistrate Musa Sadiq of the Chief Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone Six, Abuja. Abdulwahab, identified as the Head of Legal…
Read More »Mother nabbed for abandoning newborn in Nasarawa bush
A woman has been apprehended by the Nasarawa State Police Command for allegedly leaving her newborn baby in a bush in Akwanga Local Government Area. The infant, swaddled in a piece of cloth, was found near a primary school on AA Koto Street in Akwanga and promptly reported to the…
Read More »Police arrest suspected car thief, recover the stolen vehicle
The Katsina State Police Command has apprehended a 28-year-old suspected notorious car snatcher in Katsina metropolis, marking a success in the ongoing efforts to combat car theft in the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, announced the arrest in a statement released on Thursday, detailing the effective tracking and…
Read More »FG scraps 5% excise duty tax on voice, data services
The Federal Government has scrapped the 5% excise duty tax that was previously imposed on telecommunications services, including voice calls and data usage. This decision was confirmed by the National Orientation Agency through its official social media account on Thursday. According to the announcement, Dr. Aminu Maida, the Executive Vice…
Read More »FCCPC recovers N10 Billion for consumers from banks, fintechs
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has made a significant announcement, revealing the recovery of a total of N10 billion for aggrieved consumers who filed complaints against banks, fintechs, and other businesses. In a statement released on Thursday by Ondaje Ijagwu, the Director of Corporate Affairs at FCCPC,…
Read More »Ansaru commander jailed 15 years for terrorism-related charges
A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted Mahmud Usman, a commander of the banned Ansaru sect, on terrorism-related charges, sentencing him to 15 years in prison. Usman, known by aliases Abu Bara’a, Abbas, or Mukhtar, admitted to engaging in illegal mining to procure arms for terrorist and kidnapping activities.…
Read More »Tinubu to address world leaders at UN General Assembly
Photo: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will address the 80th Session of the high-level General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday, September 24. A revised provisional list of speakers obtained by the Correspondent of the News Agency…
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