Assault: Police demote Inspector, reprimand another
The Nigeria Police Force has reprimanded two officers for assault, professional misconduct and incivility to members of the public at Emouha in Rivers. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Tuesday, said the action was sequel to the complaints by the victims and a video evidence widely circulated on April […]
WHO DG urges joint action to bring TB under control
The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has called for joint action between communities and the health system to bring Tuberculosis (TB) under control. He made the call during a news conference on Tuesday. He noted that the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, universal health coverage and primary health care agendas all […]
3,298 inmates on death row in Nigeria – NCoS
No fewer than 3,298 inmates across the custodial centres in Nigeria are on death row, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has revealed. Its Public Relations Officer, Mr Abubakar Umar, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, however said that the term ‘condemned criminal’ had been abrogated. With the […]
FG plans increase of tobacco products tax to 50% — official
The Federal Government has said it will increase excise tax on tobacco products from 30 percent ad-valorem to 50 percent as part of measures to control tobacco smoking in the country. Dr Mangai Malau, Head, Tobacco Control Unit, Noncommunicable Disease Division, Federal Ministry of Health disclosed this on Tuesday, at the National Tobacco Control Budget […]
TotalEnergies to stop routine gas flaring this year – Official
The TotalEnergies E&P Nigeria says it will stop routine gas flaring in 2023 to actualise energy security and sufficiency. Mr Victor Bandele, the Deputy Managing Director, Deepwater TotalEnergies E&P Nigeria, said this in Abuja, when he featured at the Chief Executive Officers Roundtable, at the ongoing Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES 2023). He said the […]
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By Toyin Falola When the drafters of the Nigerian Criminal Code Act formulated Section 419 of the Act, I am sure that they never intended that the number of the section would supplant the name of the crime. The section prohibits the offence of obtaining by false pretence with the intent to defraud. The Code […]
Kogi PDP guber primaries not credible, Awoniyi protests
Mr. Abayomi Awoniyi, one of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Kogi governorship aspirants, has said the party’s Sunday primary election was not credible enough. He said this in a statement on Monday in Lokoja, adding that the election was not free, fair or credible as it was marred by fraud. Sen. Dino Melaye had emerged […]
Railway generates N715.09m in Q3 2022, says NBS
The Nigerian Railway Corporation generated N715.09 million in revenue from passengers in Q3 of 2022, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This is contained in the NBS Rail Transportation Data for Q3 and Q4 2022 released in Abuja on Tuesday. The report showed that the figure dropped by 60.52 percent compared to the […]
700 Nigerians die from oral cancer annually, declares health minister
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says 746 Nigerians die annually from oral cancer complications in the country. He said 1,146 cases were diagnosed in the country annually. Ehanire, who was represented by Dr Gloria Uzo-Igwe, Head of the Dentistry Division, Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), said this at a one-day oral cancer training […]
Make e-Naira work outside Nigeria, VC urges CBN
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo-Egbewole (SAN), has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to make the e-Naira policy accessible to citizens abroad to facilitate the settlement of their international transactions. He stated this on Monday when he received members of a delegation from the CBN and Zenith Bank […]
