The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced that the medicine market at Bridgehead, Onitsha, was reopened on March 7, following a shutdown for comprehensive sanitisation. Dr Martins Iluyomade, the NAFDAC Director for the Southeast, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. NAN…
Fidelity Bank Plc has reported a pre-tax profit of N385.2 billion for 2024, representing a 210 per cent growth compared to the N124.3 billion recorded in 2023. The bank, in a statement released on Monday, declared a total dividend of N2.10 per share following its strong financial performance in 2024. Gross earnings increased by 87.7…
Gov Umar Namadi of Jigawa has pardoned 10 inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in the state. The NCoS spokesman in the state, CSC Sani Jahun, made this known in a statement in Dutse, on Monday. Jahun said the inmates were pardoned by the governor after they were recommended by the Advisory Council for…
The Job Creation and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Secretariat (Office of the Vice-President) says over 60, 000 small business enterprenuers across the country so far, applied for the 2025 MSMEs award. Mr Temitola Adekunle-Johnson, Special Adviser to the President on Job Creation and MSMEs, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja….
The Police Command in Kano State has detained a 20-year-old suspect from Sharifai Quarters over alleged killing and attack on vigilante members on the entourage of Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II after the Eid prayers. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, disclosed this on Sunday in Kano. He said the incident occurred during the entourage…
Niger Governor, Muhammad Bago, has called on security agencies to ensure adequate security across the state for a hitch-free Eid-el Fitr celebration. Bago made the call while addressing thousands of Muslim Ummah that gathered for Eid-el fitr prayers after the two rakaats prayers at the Minna Central Eid prayer ground on Sunday. Represented by his…
A former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has admonished leaders at all levels to prioritise the wellbeing of Nigerians. Abubakar made the plea in a statement by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe on Sunday in Abuja. He also urged leaders to lead in the fear of God. “While the Ramadan season encouraged charity to the less…
President Bola Tinubu says his administration removed the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from the Treasury Single Account (TSA) to expedite development and enhance participation of residents in governance. The President said this when he received FCT residents led by Mr Nyesom Wike, the FCT Minister, who paid him Sallah homage on Sunday at the Presidential…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr Ibrahim Oloriegbe as Chairman of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), effective March 11. The appointment of the former Kwara central senator would be for an initial term of four years, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s spokesman, said in a statement on Sunday. Oloriegbe represented Kwara central senatorial district…
The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, concluded his mother’s funeral rites on Sunday, six weeks after the ceremony began with a thanksgiving service at the Holy Aruosa Cathedral Church, also known as the Edo National Church, Benin City. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)reports that Iyoba Omo N’Ikuoyemwen, Iyoba Ewuare, passed away 49 years ago,…
