NAFDAC raids Onitsha, bursts fake alcohol factories, seizes banned drugs The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized banned pharmaceutical products, worth millions of naira, in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra, during a raid. The agency also burst factories manufacturing fake alcoholic beverages in Enugu[Read More…]
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5G adoption rose to 1.11% in January – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission data has shown that 5G adoption in Nigeria has moved to 1.11 per cent of all connections in January 2024. According to the data sourced from its website, 5G recorded a marginal increase from the 1.04 per cent recorded in December 2023. Despite the slight uptick,[Read More…]
More Subscribers Risk Disconnection As Telcos Bar Unverified NINs From Friday
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given the nod to telecommunication companies (Telcos) to disconnect subscribers with five or more lines linked to unverified National Identity Numbers (NINs), starting March 29, 2024. Recall that in a notice dated December 20, 2023, the NCC gave the directive to Telcos to block[Read More…]
Hunger: Dangote spends N15bn on food intervention programme across Nigeria
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, launched his food intervention programme in Kano, On Saturday, The food intervention programme, which will cost his foundation, (Aliko Dangote Foundation ADF), close to N15 billion, started with the distribution of over one million bags of 10kg bags across the 774 local government areas[Read More…]
NCC drags MTN, Karl Toriola, others to court over copyright infringement
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has filed charges against MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd. and four others over alleged copyright infringement. The charge with Number FHC/ABJ/CR/111/2024 filed in the Federal High Court, Abuja Division was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. The four other defendants in the[Read More…]
Emulate Otti, Stop Pensions To Ex-Govs, SERAP Tells Tinubu
A Lagos-based non-governmental organisation, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged President Bola Tinubu to emulate the good example of Governor Alex Otti of Abia State by immediately obeying the judgment ordering the Federal Government to recover pensions collected by former governors, and to challenge the legality of[Read More…]
Kebbi: NAFDAC targets April to mop out unregistered food items, supermarkets with expired licenses
The National Agency For Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has informed officers of the Nigeria Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) in Kebbi State that the agency would mop out all the unregistered food items at various supermarkets and sanctions business owners with expired licenses by April.[Read More…]
Indomie Partners NGOs to Alleviate Hunger Nationwide
In a commendable display of corporate social responsibility, Dufil Prima Foods’ makers of Indomie Instant Noodles, has joined forces with the Kokun Foundation Food Bank, a non-governmental organization to bring relief and joy to the vulnerable by providing free cartons of Indomie Noodles to thousands of Nigerians. During a distribution[Read More…]
Oriakhi, Victor- Laniyan, Akao, to speak at the 2024 Industry Summit
The organiser of the Industry Summit, an annual gathering for professionals and experts in brand marketing, finance, sustainability, and entertainment, has announced the speakers for the fifth edition of the summit in Lagos. The event themed: Sustainable Marketing for Growth would feature the marketing director of Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mr.[Read More…]
3rd Cycling Lagos holds May 25
The 3rd edition of Cycling Lagos, one of the biggest cycling competitions in Africa has been scheduled to hold between May 18 and 25, 2024. The 2024 edition of the event with the theme: Sustainable Healthcare is aimed at promoting a healthcare policy that can deliver high quality care without[Read More…]
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FG Revenue Rises 76% to N12.5tn, Fueled by Tax and Oil Gains — Budget Office
The Federal Government’s earnings have increased by 76 percent, rising from N7.1 trillion in 2022 to N12.5 trillion in 2023, due to higher taxes and oil revenues. This information was revealed in the recently released 2025-2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper from the Ministry of Budget and[Read More…]