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Day: January 20, 2023

Nigeria Medical Practitioners Pverstretched, Paediatric Association Cries Out

The Paediatric Association of Nigeria ( PAN) has cried out that medical practitioners in the country are being stretched to extreme limits. It lamented that the country is losing its workforce to better-organised global settings.   The National President of the Association, Dr Olufemi Ogunrinde, said this during the 54th Annual General Meeting and Scientific […]

Customs Intercepts Cannabis Worth N516m In Lagos

The Customs Strike Force, Team A, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 5,124 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa along the coast of Lekki, Lagos. The Customs Comptroller in charge of the team, Sani Yusuf, said this on Wednesday in Lagos during a media briefing. Yusuf said the contraband, with an estimated duty paid value […]

Scouts Begin Nationwide Campaign Against Organ Harvesting, Drug Abuse

The Scout Association of Nigeria has revealed plan to embark on a nationwide campaign to educate the youth about the dangers of organ harvesting, drugs abuse and their negative effects. The Chief Scout Commissioner of Nigeria and Chief Executive Officer of the association, Mr Dave Padopads-Awunah, made the disclosure at a news conference on the […]

Over N14bn Generated In Five Years — DG Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office

Director General of the Nigerian Mining Cadastre office, Mr Obadiah Nkom has disclosed that the agency generated 14.59 billion naira from 2018 to 2022, and remitted all into the Treasury Single Account (TSA).   At the 63rd session of the State House Ministerial briefing , the NMCO boss noted that the bulk of the agency’s […]

CBN Threatens To Sanction Banks Dispensing Old Naira Notes

The apex bank introduced new naira notes – N200, N500, and N1,000 – and gave a January 31st deadline for the phasing out of the old notes. With less than two weeks to the deadline and with several Nigerians complaining about the unavailability of the new notes, the Abeokuta branch controller of the apex bank […]