NAFDAC arrests fake cosmetics producer in Lagos
The Investigation and Enforcement Directorate of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has uncovered the illegal activities of a fake cosmetics producer at the Balogun Trade Fair Gate, Trade Fair Complex, Lagos State. NAFDAC disclosed this…
Akpabio seeks state police free of politics, religion, tribalism
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio on Monday, gave his support for the creation of state police across the country. Akpabio expressed his support in Abuja at a national policy dialogue on state policing organised by the House of Representatives Committee…
NSCDC rescues 10 suspected victims of human trafficking
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the Federal Capital Territory has intercepted 10 individuals suspected of being victims of human trafficking and allegedly being prepared for migration abroad. Acting on a tip-off, NSCDC officers intercepted the group at…
JUST IN: FCCPC seals Abuja Chinese Supermarket
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has sealed the Abuja-based Chinese supermarket located within the China General Chamber of Commerce in Abuja. The development followed allegations of discriminatory practices against Nigerians. The FCCPC officials shut the supermarket when they…
BREAKING: Army dismisses soldiers who robbed Dangote refinery
The Nigerian Army, on Monday, said it has dismissed two soldiers, Corporal Innocent Joseph, and Lance Corporal Jacob Gani, accused of stealing armoured cables at the Dangote refinery on April 14, 2024. The PUNCH had reported how the soldiers entered…
[JUST IN] Illegal transfer: CAC revokes NIPOST subsidiaries’ certificates
The Corporate Affairs Commission has revoked the certificates of incorporation of NIPOST Properties and Development Company and NIPOST Transport and Logistics Services Limited. This revocation followed the discovery of an illegal transfer of N10 billion in restructuring funds released by…
FG to establish N100bn Police Housing Fund – IG
The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has revealed a plan by the Federal Government to establish a N100 billion Police Housing Fund. The IG made the announcement in Abuja on Monday during the launch of the inaugural Nigerian Police…
Lassa fever: NCDC records 832 cases, 152 deaths in four months
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says it recorded 5,669 suspected Lassa fever cases and 152 deaths with a Case Fatality Rate of 18.3 per cent. This is according to the Lassa fever situation report posted by the…
No faction in Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, says President-General
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo Worldwide has said, contrary to insinuations in some quarters, that there is no faction in the body. This is as the organisation said it had commenced moves to modernise the Igbo Apprenticeship…
FG unveils N200bn intervention fund for MSMEs, manufacturers
The Federal Government has announced the launch of the N200bn Presidential Intervention Fund for Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises and manufacturers in Nigeria. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, made this announcement in a post on…