Some neonatal doctors have advised the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to encourage more, the local production of infant’s formula as alternative to expensiv e imported ones. They gave the advice in a communiqué in…
Two men, Toheeb Alowonle, 20 and Bidemi Agbor, 28 charged with unlawful possession of a gun were on Thursday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The defendants, both of whom reside in Ikorodu, Lagos, however, pleaded innocence to…
The Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Yakubu Pam, on Thursday charged Nigerian youth to remain focused and peaceful. Pam made the call while receiving the newly elected National Executives of the Youth Wing of the Christian Association…
Yobe government has cautioned newly elected local councils chairmen in the state against unnecessary expenditure, urging them to adhere strictly to budgetary provisions. Alhaji Yerima Mahmud, the state’s Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, said this while addressing newly…
An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Thursday sentenced a 22-year-old sales representative, Dolapo Mohammed, to six months in a Correctional Centre for stealing his employer’s N235,000. The Magistrate, Mrs A.O.Adeyemi, sentenced Mohammed after he pleaded guilty to a charge…
The United Nations International Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF), says it is collaborating with some development partners and Sokoto State Government to enrol 5,000 vulnerable persons into a contributory health scheme in the state. The UNICEF Chief of Field Office in…
Yobe government has cautioned newly elected local councils chairmen in the state against unnecessary expenditure, urging them to adhere strictly to budgetary provisions. Alhaji Yerima Mahmud, the state’s Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, said this while addressing newly…
A Customary Court in Mapo in Ibadan, Oyo State, dissolved a 15-month-old marriage of a sales attendant, Stephen Akinseloye, over his wife’s poor cooking and lack of manners. Akinseloye, who lives in Elewura-Challenge area in Ibadan, told the court that…
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) says development of Medical and Agro-allied Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Ilorin, Kwara would soon commence. Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, NEPZA’s Managing Director, made the remark in a statement by Mr Martins Odeh, Head,…
Niger State Government has announced the closure of all secondary schools in the state for two weeks, from March 12 to March 26. A statement from the Ministry of Education signed by the Information Officer, Mr Jibrin Kodo, in Minna…
