The National Agency For Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged journalists in the country to join the collective effort on the dangers of bleaching creams. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made the call at a Media sensitisation workshop on dangers of bleaching creams and regulatory[Read More…]
Consumer Education
Banks, Customers Must Approach 2023 With Partnership Mindset – Adeduntan
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Nigeria Limited, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, in this interview with THISDAY reviewed the performance of the global economy in 2022 and advised businesses and their bankers to approach 2023 with a partnership mindset to ensure that a win-win outcome is achieved despite the[Read More…]
Press Release On The Illicit Use Of Herbal Intoxicant Popularly Called ‘Kurkura’ Gargle, Herbal Aphrodisiac, And Alcoholic Bitters In The Country
It is my pleasure to welcome you all to this Press briefing on the activities of NAFDAC. As you are all aware, NAFDAC was established by Act Cap N1 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 to regulate and control the manufacture, importation, exportation, advertisement, distribution, sale and use of[Read More…]
Press Release By Director General NAFDAC On The Presence Of Mercury In Vaccines Iin Nigeria
It has come to our knowledge that a statement was made that “children in Nigeria were being administered a vaccine that contains 40 percent mercury which was prescribed by foreign organisation.” This statement is not true Mercury is a metal and it is not used as an element as a[Read More…]
Kerosene Price Up By 118.08% In One Year – NBS
Household kerosene may go beyond the reach of poor Nigerians as the price of the commodity has risen by 118 per cent in the last 12 months. According to the National Household Kerosene report of the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics for September, the average retail price per litre of the[Read More…]
Cooking Gas: Marketers Caution Against Panic Buying
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) has cautioned Nigerians against panic buying of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), otherwise known as cooking gas as a result of the Force Majeure declared by Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG). NALPGAM’s President Mr Oladapo Olatunbosun made the appeal in a[Read More…]
Consumers Value Awards: Voting Ends June 30th
Consumers Value Broadcasting conveners of the Consumers Value Award have announced that the closing date for the online voting for brands of repute; and influence is 30th June 2022. The online voting portal opened on 1st May 2022 and will close on 30th June 2022, making it exactly three months[Read More…]
CVA 2022: GTCO, MTN, Milo leads in online voting
After 30 days of voting on the consumers value awards portal, GTCO leads the banking sector award for value for money Bank service with 40% while MTN and Milo leads the Tech category and Beverage category with 63% and 64% respectively. With two months left to conclude the votes, consumers[Read More…]
Nigerian Airlines Increases Cost Of Economy Flight Tickets To N50,000
Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have resolved to increase the cost of economy flight tickets to a minimum of N50, 000 nationwide, Saturday Sun has learned. At a meeting held in Lagos which had most of the domestic operators present, the association cited the high cost of jet A1 fuel,[Read More…]
FCCPC sues Hull Blyth company, its CEO and 6 executives
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has filed an eleven count charge against Hull Blyth Nigeria Limited and its CEO Christian Holm. and six others Six other executives were listed as defendants. They are Abass Olufemi Oluyinka, Philip Obobo, Levi Awum, Peter Kotze, Lain Lindsay and Paul Brettel The[Read More…]
Consumer TV
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…]