Lagos to establish drug manufacturing agency
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state has initiated a process to establish a drug manufacturing agency to promote access to quality drugs and consumables. Abayomi...
View ArticleFlooding: Lagos insists on demolishing buildings on drainage right-of-way
The Lagos State Government says there is no going back on the enforcement and restoration of right-of-way of all drainage channels in the state. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water...
View ArticleFuel price hike: Commercial tricyclists raise fares in Kaduna
Following the recent hike in the price of petrol, transportation fares within Kaduna metropolis have gone up astronomically, a situation the residents lamented has made commuting too difficult. The...
View ArticlePrimary healthcare can tackle 90% of diseases -UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund said Primary Health Care is important and it is the cornerstone of the health sector. The Chief of Health for UNICEF Nigeria, Dr Eduardo Celades, said this on...
View ArticleInjustices against Africa must be corrected, says UN’s Guterres
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told African leaders Thursday that “injustices” against the continent must be corrected, calling for the region to have a permanent seat on the UN...
View ArticleTwo killed in gunmen invasion of Rivers community
Two residents of Briun community in Bou-Ko kingdom in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State were shot dead following a night invasion by gunmen on Tuesday night. PUNCH Metro gathered that the...
View ArticleSuspect held as gunmen rob travellers, rape woman in Osun
A suspect was arrested after two vehicles travelling along the Ife/Osu Highway was attacked by armed robbers, who shot a driver and raped a female passenger. A passenger in one of the two vehicles...
View ArticleSchneider Electric pledges to support economic growth
Schneider Electric has stated its resolve to support Africa’s economic growth by empowering individuals, communities and industries with sustainable energy solutions. According to a statement on...
View ArticleFood import waiver: Customs await finance ministry’s nod
The Nigeria Customs Service, on Thursday, said the suspension of customs duties and taxes on imported food items will be implemented as soon as the service receives the list of beneficiaries from the...
View ArticleLagos to monitor agric investments, says commissioner
Agricultural investments will be monitored to track state support and hold everyone in the food value chain accountable, according to the Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Abisola Olusanya. The...
View ArticlePetrol price hike will worsen manufacturers’ woes – MAN
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has stated that the recent hike in the price of premium motor spirit from N568 per litre to N855 will compound the rising cost challenge confronting the...
View ArticleKwara CJ inaugurates LG election petition tribunals
Ahead of the September 21 local government election in Kwara State, the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Abiodun Adebara, on Thursday, swore in two sets of election petition tribunals to hear disputes that...
View ArticleDangote urged to be considerate in petrol pricing
As Dangote Refinery begins local supply of petrol, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ogun State, Otunba Segun Showunmi, has appealed to the industrialist and owner of the refinery, Alhaji...
View ArticleFuel price hike: Senate promises intervention, Afenifere, Reps demand reversal
As Nigerians battle the high price and scarcity of petrol in the country, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Thursday, called on the Federal Government to order the Nigerian...
View ArticleCourt rules on APC suit against Rivers LG poll
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, reserved judgment in the suit filed by the All Progressives Congress seeking to stop the Rivers State’s local government election fixed for October 5,...
View ArticleFG slams N2m fine on battery regulations defaulters
The Federal Government has declared that any facility that uses or produces batteries and violates the battery control regulations in Nigeria is going to pay N2m as a fine, adding that its officials...
View Article14-year-old charged with killing four in US school shooting
A 14-year-old boy was charged with shooting four people dead at a US high school, while his father was charged with manslaughter, authorities said Thursday, after the country’s latest outburst of gun...
View ArticleChina group launches AI ‘life assistant’
The fintech firm backed by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has made a foray into products powered by artificial intelligence after announcing a “life assistant” mobile app. Ant Group said its...
View ArticlePlaudits as Lookman becomes 8th Nigerian Ballon d’Or nominee
Ademola Lookman’s nomination for the 2024 Ballon d’Or award has left a plethora of congratulatory messages in its wake, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 26-year-old Nigeria forward was named among 29...
View ArticleArrest Wike for treason, Clark tells IG
The leader of the Ijaw nation, Chief Edwin Clark, on Thursday, asked the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to arrest the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, over his threat to set fire to...
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