The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has denied a report by a media house that it indicted the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) over the distribution of counterfeit medicines to Nigerians. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, in Abuja on…
A pro-democracy activist and former senator, Shehu Sani, says Nigeria needs radical electoral reforms if more women will be voted into political offices. Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the Eight Senate, stated this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. According to him, the present political…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered large consignments of opioids in raids carried out in Lagos, Abia, Kano, Benue, Osun and Edo States. This is contained in a statement by NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that in an interdiction operation in Lagos, three…
No fewer than 200 young people residing within the Air Force barracks will participate in the 4th Base Sport Festival Inter-Barracks Youth Competition, scheduled for April. Mr Daniel Tumeyar, Youth President of Sam Ethnan Air Force Base, Ikeja, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. According…
The Police Command in Lagos State has detained two suspects for prosecution over their alleged involvement in a fight that resulted in a man’s death. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. He said that the incident happened on Saturday at NPA Road, Victoria Island area of…
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) says information on social media regarding the withdrawal of subsidy for Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs is false. Dr Temitope Ilori, Director-General, NACA, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Ilori said that the claim that ARV drugs will now cost N250,000 per dose with patients…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has detained an automobile spare parts dealer, Levi Ubodoeze allegedly in possession of Phenacetin, a cutting edge agent for cocaine, weighing 77.50 kilograms. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said Ubodoeze was arrested in Lagos. He explained that the suspect was detained…
An entrepreneur, Mr Nerus Ekezie, has urged the Federal Government to accelerate and enact the tax reform bill to spur economic growth. Ekezie, former Director of the National Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME), made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday. He stressed that…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday said it has rescheduled its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting for March 15. This is contained in a “notice of 99th NEC meeting” issued by its new National Secretary, Sunday Udeh-Okoye, in Abuja. Udeh-Okoye said that rescheduling of the meeting earlier fixed for March 13 to a new…
The Police Command in Niger has arrested 11 suspects over alleged thuggery and breach of public peace at Chaichainiya area of Kaduna Road in Suleja. SP Wasiu Abiodun, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, said this in a statement made available to newsmen, on Sunday in Minna. Abiodun said that the arrest followed report it received…
