ASHENEWS reports that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has sealed 50 outlets in Kaduna state for dispensing edible oil under unhygienic conditions.
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A Don, Prof. Israel Afolabi on Saturday suggested that deliberate use of the dietary approach could help in crime control at the national and global levels.
The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) has warned that congestion of Correctional Centres was often responsible for jailbreaks. The Executive Director of PRAWA, Dr Uju Agomoh, said this while addressing newsmen in Abuja. The conference was organized by PRAWA in partnership with the National Civil Society Forum on Detention and Corrections on Friday in Abuja. Agomoh said that concerns have grown regarding the overcrowding of Nigeria’s correctional centres over the years. The PRAWA boss said that Section 12 of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Act, required notification of relevant authorities and prompt action to rectify overcrowding. She said that…
A Don, Prof. Adeolu Ayanwale, on Friday urged both the Federal and state governments to prioritise digital training for farmers, as a panacea to food insecurity nationwide.
The equities market declined on Friday, with profit-taking in stocks such as Zenith Bank, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), Wema Bank, Nigerian Breweries, and Nestle Nigeria, among others.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says prices of beef, rice, beans, white garri, yam, and other food items increased in March 2024. The NBS said this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for March 2024, released in Abuja on Friday. The report said that the average price of 1kg of boneless beef increased by 73.78 percent from N2,479.61 recorded in March 2023 to N4,309.16 in March 2024. “On a month-on-month basis, 1kg of boneless beef increased by 17.91 percent in March from the N3,654.56 recorded in February 2024.” It said that the average price of 1kg of local…
A Kogi High Court in Lokoja on Friday ordered the Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, to appear before it on May 13 to show why he should not be committed for allegedly disobeying its order. Justice I.A. Jamil of High Court IV gave the order while ruling in Suit No: HCL/68M/2024 and Motion No: HCL/190M/2024, brought before him by ex-Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi in Lokoja. “The said act was carried out by the Respondent (EFCC) in violation of the order, which was valid and subsisting when they carried out the act. “That same act of the respondent…
Britain’s King Charles III is to return public royal duties after the positive effect of his cancer treatment. Charles has been receiving care as an outpatient since early February and the announcement will be a boost for the monarchy as it comes to terms with the king and Princess Kate of Wales as cancer patients. Sources stressed that in spite of the welcome news; the king still has cancer and will continue to be treated for the undisclosed form of the disease. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson on Friday said that “his majesty’s medical team are very encouraged by the progress…
The Federal Government has vowed to deepen efforts to tackle climate change and its attendant effects to accelerate sustainable development. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo gave the assurance at the closing ceremony of the 2024 edition of the Regional Climate Outlook Forum for West Africa and the Sahel. In a closing remark, the minister assured that the Federal government would deploy climate-smart predictions and warnings to enhance the socio-economic development of the citizens. Specifically, he said the government would continue to take seriously, the issuance of disaster early warnings for its citizenry, to de-risk sectorial…
A resident of Osogbo, in Osun state, Mr Ayowole Adekonipekun has appealed to the Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Kayode Egbetokun to help in locating his wife, Cpl Ruth Ayowole, who went missing while on official duty in Abia.