Institute launches Community Pharmacy Initiative in Kano, Katsina States More than 2,000 people living with HIV in Kano and Katsina States are expected to benefit from an initiative by the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) in collaboration with the Association of Community Pharmacists in Nigeria (ACPN) to ease accessContinue Reading
The Independent National Election (INEC) said it was awaiting formal communication on the existing vacancies in the National Assembly (NASS). INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this during an interaction with political editors of media organisations on Saturday in Lagos. Yakubu said that the commission had five bye-elections to conduct,Continue Reading
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has blamed civil servants for endemic corruption in the nation’s public service. Acting Chairman of the commission, Mr Musa Abubakar, gave the position at an event to mark the 2018 Africa Public Service Day hosted by the ICPC in AbujaContinue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu “Tramadol has ruined the lives of many promising youths who should have been the future and asset of our beloved country,” Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of NAFDAC has said. Adeyeye, made the assertion on Friday during the destruction of banned and unregistered Tramadol, other counterfeitContinue Reading
The Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris has warned politicians in the country to desist from arming thugs and see politics as a call to service. Idris spoke at a one-day retreat on “Electoral Logistics in Preparation for the 2019 General Elections’’ organised by the Independent National Electoral CommissionContinue Reading
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has justified its June remittance of N147 billion to the Federation Accounts and Allocation Committee (FAAC), the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs of the NNPC, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, said in a statement that the June remittanceContinue Reading
In a comprehensive strategy to tackle insecurity in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari is planning to carry out a reorganisation, Mr Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has said. Dogara spoke on the plan after he and Senate President Bukola Saraki had a closed door meeting with Buhari onContinue Reading
The Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) has lent its voice to the calls on electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) in the country to provide consumers prepaid meters. The association described as unjust estimated billing system currently in vogue as a result of non-provision of prepaid metersContinue Reading
Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, has reacted to the news of an alleged death threat issued to his family due to his failure to score a goal from a clear-cut opportunity against Argentina, saying it was not deliberate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ighalo, who replaced KelechiContinue Reading
