Ahead of health implications of consuming food prepared by vendors, especially those doing their business beside open drainages, the Nigerian Council of Food Science and Technology said it will commissioned a survey of food facilities in five local government areas of Lagos State. The LGAs where the survey will be conducted include Surulere, Agege, Apapa,…
At least 75 public places including airports, tertiary institutions and markets in the country will benefit free internet service following the approval by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, of contracts worth N24.20 billion for the provision of broadband The project is aimed at supporting micro, small and medium enterprises, the Minister of Communications and Digital…
Nigeria’s National Population Commission, NPC, has Wednesday debunked rumors that the 2023 Population and Housing Census will include questions on religious affiliation. The Commission made this clarification in response to an audio tape circulating on the WhatsApp social media platform that calls on Muslims in Nigeria to refuse to answer questions about their religious affiliations. The…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has identified some key players in the plot for an Interim Government in Nigeria. The Service considers the plot, being pursued by these entrenched interests, as not only an aberration but a mischievous way to set aside the constitution and undermine civil rule as well as plunge the country…
The candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, in the just concluded gubernatorial election in Kano State, Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, has congratulated the victor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP. The congratulatory message is coming from Gawuna, the Deputy Governor of the State, hours after the electoral umpire presented Abba with…
Zenith Bank Plc has announced its audited results for the year ending Dec. 31, 2022, achieving a growth of 24 per cent in gross earnings from N765.6 billion reported in 2021 to N945.5 billion in 2022. This is despite the persistent challenging macroeconomic environment and headwinds. According to the audited financial results for the 2022…
Preparations are at the verge of completion for the 3rd Edition of the Agri-Investment and Capital Market Conference (AICM2023), holding in Lagos on 27th of April 2023. The organizer, Welcome2Africa International, said the conference offered agricultural investors from all walks of life an opportunity to participate in the meeting of international capital market players where over…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday inaugurated the first oil drilling of the Ebenyi-A Exploration Well located in the Middle Benue Trough in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Mr Buhari, in his virtual spud-in ceremony of the Well admonished the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) and its partners to take due care of the…
By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa Last week, it was widely reported that the President assented to sixteen new Bills sent to him by the National Assembly, most of which relate to the amendment of the Constitution. This has been in the pipeline for a long time, being a ritual with every legislative regime in Nigeria. It is taken…
Nigeria has recorded 922 suspected cases of cholera and 32 deaths in less than three months in 2023 with Cross River State topping the list with 647 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made the disclosure in its latest Cholera Situation weekly epidemiological report for week nine posted on its official website on Tuesday….
