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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has taken enforcement action against four bakeries in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, closing them down for non-compliance with regulatory requirements. According to the agency’s regional director, the bakeries were found to be operating illegally, without necessary permits, and in conditions that fell short of

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Kwara State, led by Prince Oyedeji Oyekunle, has expressed its lack of trust in the state’s Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) to conduct a fair and credible local council election. The election is scheduled for September 21, 2024. In a statement in Ilorin on Thursday, Oyekunle said: “As the State

Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency has partnered with five private companies to develop renewable energy projects totaling 1,265 MW. The agreement, sealed on July 4, 2024, seeks to bring electricity to rural and suburban areas, boosting economic development and enhancing the quality of life for residents. The five developers – A4&T Power Solutions, Eauxwell Nigeria Limited,

Kylian Mbappe’s younger brother, Ethan Mbappe has completed his move from Paris Saint Germain to another French Ligue 1 club, Lille. Ethan Mbappe joined his elder brother, Kylian Mbappe, at PSG, on August 31, 2017, from a youth team, AS Bondy. The 17-year-old centre-midfielder played for PSG’s youth team from 2017 to 2019. He was

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has cautioned the President Bola Tinubu-led government and Electricity Distribution Companies over the hike in tariff. Naija News reports that Ajaero, in a statement on Thursday, said the hike in electricity, especially for ‘Band A’, has put more companies out of business as well as created more

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, on Thursday, disclosed that internet fraud has negatively impacted Nigeria. According to Olukoyede, internet fraud in the country has seen several international companies shut down their Nigerian operations. He noted that in 2022, over $500m was lost in the economy as a result

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives known as G-60 have said that the judgement of the Court of Appeal on the Rivers State House of Assembly did not reinstate the 27 sacked lawmakers. The group argued that the Appeal Court did not nullify the sack of the 27 lawmakers. The leader of the group, Ikenga

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alleged that a former governor and two ex-ministers are behind planned protests targeting the agency. This claim was made by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, during a press briefing at the Strategic Communications Inter-agency Policy Committee on Thursday in Abuja. The EFCC had

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that President Bola Tinubu has failed to address the problems caused by the Muhammadu Buhari administration. The opposition asserted that Tinubu’s government has plunged the country into hardship and worsened the economic situation. Speaking via a post on its X page, PDP insisted that the president’s economic policies

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has accused the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Emmanuel Udom, of refusing to implement any project in his Northwest Senatorial district despite making him governor. Akpabio made this known while on the floor of the Senate during a back-and-forth with the senator representing Akwa Ibom South, Akpan Sampson. Naturenex

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) have berated the National President of the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF), Yerima Shettima, over his recent comments on the continuous detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Recall that Shettima in an interview had opined that

The Movement for Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta (MSDND) has accused the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, of false claims concerning oil activities in the Niger Delta region. In a formal complaint addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the group faulted Kyari, stressing that reports of

The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, has expressed concern over the reluctance of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to reengage with the regional bloc. Speaking at the 92nd Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers in Abuja on Thursday, Dr Touray highlighted the challenges ECOWAS