CPC confiscates adulterated sesame seeds in Jigawa
By Muhammad Bashir The Jigawa Consumer Protection Committee (CPC) said it confiscated eight sacks of adulterated sesame seeds worth N240,000 in Gugunju International Grains Market, in Taura Local Government Area of the state. CPC Chairman, Alhaji Faruk Abdallah, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the commodity was confiscatedContinue Reading
The State of Autonomous Cars
by JAKE SMITH The car industry needs a breath of fresh air to boost the technology to the next step! While we won’t be having any flying cars soon, autonomous cars are no longer a topic for the future. With big names working relentlessly at developing a working design, we hopeContinue Reading
NDIC Hosts IADI Africa Regional Committee (ARC) Annual General Meeting And Technical Assistance Workshop In Lagos
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) will host the next edition of the International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) Africa Regional Committee (ARC) Annual General Meeting and Technical Assistance Workshop. The event has been scheduled to hold at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Lagos from the 25th – 27thContinue Reading
FG abolishes payment of Overstay fees by Nigerians with dual citizenship
The Federal Government has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), to with immediate effect, put an end to the payment of fines by Nigerians holding dual citizenship at the nation’s International Airports. The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.- Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, stated this in a statement issued by Dr MohammedContinue Reading
China to become world’s largest country of organ transplants by 2020
China is expected to have the most organ transplant surgeries in 2020, said Huang Jiefu, Director of the China National Organ Donation and Transplantation Committee. Huang said this at the opening of 3rd China International Organ Donation Conference in Xi’an on Friday. Huang said that the number of registered volunteersContinue Reading
Police arrests, parades suspects for impersonating IG
Police in Lagos on Friday paraded three suspects, Williams Iyeke, Julius Babasola and Olufemi Ogundare for impersonating the Inspector-General of Police, Alh Idris Abubakar and illegally attributing ownership of a land to him. A police statement made available to Flowerbud News said that exhibits recovered from the suspects included four copies of StickersContinue Reading
Flood submerges Otuoke-Onuebum Road in Bayelsa
Otuoke-Onuebum road in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa has been taken over by flood, as vehicles now pass through Elebele road, a longer distance, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN reports that Otuoke is the home town of former President Goodluck Jonathan. A staff of the FederalContinue Reading
India: village bars Muslims from growing beard, praying publicly
An Indian village has banned Muslim rituals, including growing beards, praying publicly and giving children Islamic names after a calf died allegedly at the hands of a Muslim boy, Telegraph reported. The report further stated that the youth was consequently barred from entering the village. The consultative body of the village also barredContinue Reading