SSB Tax: Combating manufacturers’ lies and disregard for Public Health
By Opeyemi Ibitoye In a world where Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) like obesity and diabetes are on the rise, it is essential to address the root causes of these health epidemics. One issue that has gained significant attention in Nigeria in recent years is the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and the attendant health impacts they […]
Orji Kalu mourns former Anambra governor, Ezeife
A former Governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Kalu has described the passing of former Anambra governor, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife as a huge loss to Ndigbo and Nigeria in general. Kalu made the declaration on Friday in a condolence message over the demise of the elder statesman made available to the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Immigration sensitises Nigerians on evil of illegal migration
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Friday, sensitised Nigerians in Seme communities on the ills of illegal migration. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), men and officers of Seme Border Command and Lagos State Border Command came out in hundreds to mark the Celebration of Anti-SOM Week and Sensitisation Campaign on Irregular Migration. […]
Akpabio hail and hearty, says media aide
The media team of Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed reports that he collapsed on Thursday at the colloquium to mark his 61st birthday in Abuja. A few reports had claimed that the former Akwa Ibom State governor collapsed during the event and had to be rushed to the National Hospital. But the media team, […]
Nollywood drama, ‘Love and Life’, premieres in Lagos
Nollywood drama, ‘Love and Life’, premieres in Lagos A new movie titled, “Love and Life”, produced by First Features Project premiered on Wednesday in Lagos. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the private screening of the movie, its Executive Producer, Dotun Olakunri, said, “Love and Life is not just a film; it’s […]
Group condemns demolition of Rivers House of Assembly
A civil society group, South-south Youths Initiative, has condemned the demolition of parts of the Rivers State House of Assembly complex by the state government. They attributed the demolition to a rift between Gov. Siminialaye Fubara and 25 legislators loyal to former governor Nyesom Wike who also sought to impeach the incumbent governor. The group […]
Media must remain in vanguard of tracking budgetary process, NAN MD declares
Mr Ali Muhammad Ali, Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), says the media must spearhead the tracking of budgetary process to ensure that Nigerians get the actual value allocated in fiscal proposals. Ali made this submission on Wednesday in his goodwill message at a two-day capacity building for journalists orgainsed by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum […]
Nollywood thriller, “A Tribe called Judah’’ to hit cinemas
A Nollywood thriller, “A Tribe called Judah’’, is set to hit cinema screens across Nigeria on Dec. 15, its producer has said. Ace Nollywood actress and producer of the movie, Funke Akindele, made this known on her Instagram page after the official premiere of the blockbuster in Lagos. According to Akindele, the movie is directed […]
10 die in Lagos-Ibadan expressway crash
No fewer than 10 persons died in an accident that occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Tuesday. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. She noted that the accident involved Iveco truck marked KRA 80 XA and a Hiace bus […]
Nigerian banks are buoyant, CBN assures
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has assured the banking public that Nigerian banks are buoyant. The CBN said this in a statement by its Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mrs Hakama Sidi Ali. Ali’s statement was informed by reports in sections of the Nigerian media that some Deposit Money Banks had failed the apex bank’s […]
