The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians over the use of PrimeZen Black 6000mg, a male performance enhancement capsule.This follows the recalling of the drug from the market by the Food and Drug Agency (FDA) of the United States of America.NAFDAC’s recall is
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The headquarters office of Multi-Choice Nigeria in Lagos will be picketed on Monday, May 15.The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), SouthWest Zone, made this vow in a statement made available to journalists in Lagos.The picketing will be done to protest what they called incessant increment in
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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command to arrest Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, who was captured on video assaulting a police officer in uniform.The IGP has equally ordered a speedy and full investigation into the remote and immediate cause(s) of
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Nigerian Navy (NN) has said it does not have enough vessels to patrol the over 84,000 square miles waters of Nigeria despite fleet recapitalisation under President Muhammadu Buhari.The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo stated this yesterday when he briefed journalists on the NN Presidential Fleet Review
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The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has said no university should admit physically challenged students into Colleges of Medical Sciences.The directive was given yesterday by the registrar of MDCN, Dr Tajudeen Yusuf during a facility tour of Modibbo Adama University, Yola in Adamawa State to assess its level
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Adamawa State and seven others have subscribed to Nigeria's $500 million World Bank livestock development loan for the diversification of the agricultural value chain.The other states are Borno, Gombe, Taraba, Kogi, Kwara, Niger and Oyo states. The national project coordinator, Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRESS) Mr Sanusi Abubakar,
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Kaduna State chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has commended governor Nasir El-Rufai’s government for reinstating 1, 288 public school teachers that were earlier sacked after the competency test.In a letter dated April 5, 2023, which had reference number NUT/GO/G7/Vol 4/732 and signed by state secretary Adamu Ayuba Kaltungo,
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By Uchechukwu OkoroaforTo those who were declared winners of the various elective positions in the 2023 general election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the elections are over and done with even though there may be petitions at the election petition tribunals challenging their victory.This is even as
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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has promised to ensure that Nigerian students evacuated from war-torn Sudan are integrated into universities.The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known in Abuja when the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, visited the board.The visit was to discuss
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The naira depreciated against the dollar on Wednesday, exchanging for N463.02 at the investors’ and exporters’ window.The rate represents a decrease of 0.17 per cent when compared to the N462.25 it exchanged to the dollar on Tuesday.The open indicative rate closed at N463 to the dollar on Wednesday.A spot exchange
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