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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi Zonal Office has arraigned one Moses Peter Adoga before Justice Simon O. Aboki of the Nasarawa State High Court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State. According to a press release by Tony Orilade Ag. Head, Media & Publicity, Adoga was arraigned on a one-count charge for dishonestly converting the […]
Everyday, over one million new cases of curable Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are recorded among 15 to 49 years population, a World Health Organisation (WHO) research reveals. The figure amounts to over 376 million new cases annually of four infections, including chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis. According to the research findings, in 2016, there were […]
Drug and substance abuse among the young population in the country is currently approaching an alarming dimension and may get worse if urgent measures are not taken warns Dr. Lolu Ojo, chairman, drug and substance abuse committee of the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy (NAPHARM). At a conference in Lagos, tagged: Pharmacy United Against Drug Abuse, Ojo […]
Nigerian Prisons Service has constituted a team to carry out an investigation into the incidence involving a trending video clip showing some Prisons Officers assaulting a civilian. According to a press release by DCP Francis Enobore, Professor for Controller General of Prison, the authorities of the Nigerian Prisons Service was drawn to a trending video clip showing some Prisons Officers […]
Shortage of health workers, especially doctors and nurses, as well as a lack of equipment in state hospitals is adversely affecting health care delivery in Niger State, investigation by Northern City News has revealed. The correspondent, who went round some general hospitals in the state, also observed that the few medical personnel on duty […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut a manufacturing facility which packaged honey under poor hygiene in Abuja. NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, said in a statement that the action was based on information on social media, which indicated that the product produced by Upon the Rock Church of […]
An estimated 115 million boys and men around the world were married as children, 23 million of them before the age of 15, according to the first-ever analysis on child grooms, launched recently by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Using data from 82 countries, the in-depth study brings the overall number estimated child marriages to […]
In a world where international relations have become “more chaotic,” world leaders must avoid a new Cold War, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told delegates attending the International Economic Forum, in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg. Responding to questions in front of a live audience, Mr. Guterres called on leaders everywhere to show wisdom, and […]
NUJ, NGE, SERAP, CISLAC, have Condemned suspension by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) of the broadcast licence of Daar Communications Limited, owners of the African Independent Television (AIT), Ray Power FM radio and Faaji FM radio, describing the Commission’s action as a violation of the right to freedom of expression and media freedom. They called […]
Following its successful $500 million Eurobond issuance, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (‘ETI’), the Lomé-based parent company of the Ecobank Group, was hosted by the London Stock Exchange to a market opening ceremony to celebrate the successful listing of the Eurobond on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) main market. The bond was oversubscribed with strong demand from […]