By Tony Nnezianya The President of Commonwealth Games Nigeria, Engr. Habu Gumel, has observed that the twin challenges of drug use and abuse among youths will destroy communities if society does not take steps to address the issue. Gumel made this observation on Monday in a speech marking theContinue Reading
The Senate has officially declared the Edo Central and Anambra South Senatorial seats vacant and has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct by-elections to fill them. During plenary on Tuesday, Senate President Godswill Akpabio made the announcement, stating that the Edo Central seat has remainedContinue Reading
By Olajide Idowu Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has forwarded a bill to the State House of Assembly, requesting that the Osun College of Health Technology, Ilesa, be upgraded to a polytechnic. The Speaker, Mr Adewale Egbedun, who made this known during plenary session on Monday, where the billContinue Reading
The Tin Can Island Port Command, Nigeria Customs Service, has handed over illicit drug worth over N8 billion to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Frank Onyeka, on Monday, March 10, 2025, handed over the items to the Commander NDLEA, Tincan IslandContinue Reading
By Yusuf Ladan The Kebbi State Government has confirmed an outbreak of meningitis in three Local Government Areas (LGAs), with 26 deaths recorded so far. The State Commissioner for Health, Yanusa Ismail, disclosed this during a press conference in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital. He revealed that aContinue Reading
Lagos: The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Monday trained its officers and stakeholders on the Automated Transire Process (ATP) to enhance efficiency and remove bottlenecks in cargo processing. The ATP is a digital procedure for tracking customs escort officers involved in the movement of containers from seaports toContinue Reading
By Flowerbudnews The Voice of Women Evolution (VOWE) Foundation, an NGO, has empowered over 100 women farmers with farm inputs and implements within Nkerefi Community in Nkanu East Local Government of Enugu State. The farming inputs and implements, which worth millions of naira distributed, included: a bag ofContinue Reading
-DG Says – NAFDAC exist to safeguard public health through legal and regulatory framework that would ensure the availability of safe, efficacious, and quality medicines. – NAFDAC set up the Clean Report of Inspection and Analysis (CRIA) Scheme to ensure that products leaving high risk countries like China andContinue Reading
Former Kaduna State Governor and founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasir El-Rufai, has confirmed his resignation from the ruling party. El-Rufai announced his defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in a post on his verified Facebook page on Monday. The former governor said he hadContinue Reading
