New FMBN boss pledges transparency, open door policy
The new Managing Director, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) Mr Shehu Osidi, says he will run a transparent and open door policy. He also solicited cooperation and team work from all members of staff of the bank, to achieve its mandate. Osidi said this during his inaugural address at the occasion of the handover […]
Food inflation: Don seeks revamp of river basins
A don, Prof. Olufemi Ajayi, says the Federal Government must revamp all the nation’s river basins to encourage all-year-round farming to increase production and curb food inflation in the country. Ajayi of the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, said this in an interview with […]
NAFDAC, PCN seals off 1,321 medicine stores in Kano
The National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in collaboration with the Pharmacist Council of Nigeria(PCN) has sealed off 1,321 medicine stores for operating illegally in Kano. Mr Francis Ononiwu, the Director Investigation and Enforcement NAFDAC, made this known while addressing newsmen on Monday in Kano. He said the joint operations took […]
Nemesis beckons as natives apprehend Tope, suspected kidnapper
A suspected member of a kidnap syndicate terrorizing the people of Ekiti State and its environ has been apprehended in Ora, Ekiti State. The young man who is in his twenties was apprehended by natives who have been keeping watchful eyes since the tragic killings of two traditional rulers in the Ajoni Local Development Council […]
Cobbler jailed for illegal possession of firearm
A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced a 26-year-old cobbler, Jude Jatau, to a year in jail without an option of a fine. Jatau had pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a locally-made pistol. Magistrate Shawomi Bokkos summarily tried him, convicted him and sentenced him. He said that the sentence would serve as a deterrent […]
Don’t panic, medical experts caution citizens over heat wave
Medical experts have cautioned Nigerians against panicking in the face of the present heat wave across the country, but rather take necessary precautions to avoid dehydration. The experts, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Sunday, attributed the heat wave to climate change. While warning that the […]
Lawmaker backs parliamentary govt, says it will foster greater accountability
The lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District, Sen. Ned Nwoko on Monday said that a parliamentary system of government in Nigeria will promote participatory democracy. He said this would in turn foster greater accountability and responsiveness in governance. The legislator who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abuja, on […]
NAFDAC, PCN appeal to medical products manufacturers to stop supplies to Sabon Gari market, Kano
NAFDAC and Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) have appealed to pharmaceutical products manufacturers to stop supplying their products to Sabon Gari Market and Niger Street in Kano. The appeal was made in a statement jointly signed by the management of the two organisations and made available to newsmen in Abuja. The statement is titled: “Urgent […]
Hardship: Protest suffers low turnout in Ibadan
The mass protest, scheduled for Ibadan on Monday witnessed low turnout as members of the public went about their lawful activities. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), a peaceful protest, tagged: “End Hardship Nigeria” had been scheduled to hold at the popular Mokola Roundabout in the heart of the city. The protest, which […]
Alleged encroachment: Court bars Wike, FCDA, Arab Contractors, others from Abuja Centenary City
A Federal High Court, Abuja has restrained the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) from intruding into the Centenary Economic City Free Zone along Airport Road, Abuja. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgement, also made an injunction order restraining the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and Arab Contractors (OAO) […]
