The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC), has alerted healthcare providers and the public of a report of counterfeit Perjeta units being in circulation in Nigeria. NAFDAC, in a release on its official website stated, “Marketing Authorization Holder (MAH) Roche received a complaint from a pharmacist reporting two units of suspected counterfeit…
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has declared that the future of Nigerians has been effectively mortgaged to President Bola Tinubu, his family, and associates. Atiku stated that even after Tinubu leaves office, it will be nearly impossible to break the shackles imposed on the country by the president. Atiku, who was the Presidential…
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) issued an urgent warning to the public on Friday about the rising water levels in the River Niger system. NIHSA Director-General Umar Mohammed stated in a press release that floodwaters from neighboring countries are gradually moving towards Nigeria, beginning with Kebbi. According to NIHSA, this situation is caused by…
President Paul Biya of Cameroon is set to contest the country’s presidential election again at the age of 93. Biya, who is Africa’s longest-serving president, is currently 91 years old. He will contest in the 2026 Presidential Election to seek an eighth term, by which time he will be 93. Founder of the Foreign Press…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has addressed concerns about the absence of South-East students from the federal government’s student loan programme. On Friday, NELFUND revealed that it had allocated nearly ₦2.95 billion to 27,667 students across 19 universities. However, none of the federal universities in the South-East were included in this distribution. This omission…
A 40-year-old Nigerian woman, whose name has been withheld, has killed herself. She set herself on fire after her husband divorced her in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa. DSP Lawan Shiisu, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in the state, confirmed the incident in a statement in Dutse, on Friday. Shiisu said the woman,…
The wife of the President, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu has given financial aid to 1,000 petty traders in Abia state. The grant was given to women to assist them in growing their businesses and contributing to the national economy. The financial aid, which was made through the Renewed Hope Initiative Economic Empowerment Programme of the Wife…
The Federal Government has authorized the termination of employees in both the public and private sectors who possess counterfeit degree certificates acquired from the Republics of Benin and Togo. Degree certificates from Cotonou University issued between 2017 and the present will be rendered invalid. Additionally, all personnel currently employed by the Federal Government are to…
The Former FRCS Boss and The Former Aviation Minister, Chief Osita Chidoka has revealed its forensic review of the 2023 off-cycle gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi in an interview recently. “However, the athena centre for Policy and Leadership, a nonpartisan, not-for-profit think-tank in Abuja has released its forensic review of the 2023 off-cycle…
The United Kingdom has strengthened Nigeria’s military capabilities by donating a state-of-the-art counter-insurgency training facility to the Nigerian Armed Forces. The facility, situated in Ogun State, was officially handed over on Tuesday during a ceremony attended by senior military officials from both nations, as outlined in a statement by the British High Commission in Nigeria….
