The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye said consumption of fruits ripened with calcium carbide may cause cancer, heart failure, kidney failure, and liver failure. Prof Adeyeye also said fruits ripened with calcium carbide may cause frequent thirst, irritationContinue Reading
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has vowed to prosecute drug hawkers nationwide, saying such drugs are dangerous to the health. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known at the launch of NAFDAC Media Sensitisation Workshop On Dangers of Drug HawkingContinue Reading
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Wednesday in Lagos decried the nefarious activities of drug hawkers nationwide, warning that any hawker arrested by the agency will be prosecuted and will face a jail term. Announcing this in Lagos, during a sensitisation workshop on DangersContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews Bauchi: The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has raised concerns about the dangers of indiscriminate use of Calcium Carbide and other dangerous chemicals to ripen fruits and cautioned those who do such to desist as the action is injurious to Nigerians. NAFDAC also warnedContinue Reading
Five persons who have been masquerading as soldiers have been arrested by 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Ikeja Cantonment, Lagos. The suspects who were handed over to the Police for further investigation and prosecution, yesterday, were reportedly apprehended on separate occasions at Ojodu Berger, Ikorodu, Ogba, and Ikeja areasContinue Reading
The Federal Government has approved the implementation of a 25% pay rise for lecturers in all federal institutions. The government had earlier objected to the payment of 25% to lecturers in the tertiary institutions when it raised those of Professors to 35%. But in a circular No: OAuGF/ SW/C/QP/1395/VOL.1/11,Continue Reading
The Plateau State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jos, the state capital, has dismissed the petition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the election of Governor Caleb Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Tribunal held that the PDP held a valid congress in Plateau State onContinue Reading
A resident of Sabon-Gida, identified as Nazeer Sabon-Gida, told newsmen that the gunmen invaded the community around 3 a.m. and started shooting indiscriminately. According to him, three students’ hostels were attacked, and the bandits took away all the students. “They entered the town around 3 am andContinue Reading
PROF Ishaq Oloyede, registrar of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, is to chair the 2023 annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP on October 5. Danlami Nmodu, chairman of 2023 conference planning committee, made this known in a statement by the Remmy Nweke, publicity secretaryContinue Reading
