NAFDAC Seals 11,000 shops, Arrests 40 for Fake Medicines
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed over 11,000 shops and arrested 40 individuals in its ongoing nationwide clampdown on fake and substandard medicines. Briefing journalists it’s Director-General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, stated that the enforcement had been planned for over a year as a covert operation, and three markets, […]
D’Tigers defeat Cape Verde to secure 2025 AfroBasket Qualification Ticket
Nigeria’s D’Tigers beat Cape Verde 77-62 in their final Group B game at the second window of the FIBA AfroBasket qualifying tournament in Tripoli, Libya yesterday. The result means the D’Tigers have booked their spot at the 2025 AfroBasket tournament in Angola. Other teams who have already qualified for this year’s edition are DR Congo, […]
Elon Musk orders US federal workers to report on work by Monday or resign
The Trump administration has sent emails to U.S. federal government employees, telling them to detail their work accomplishments from the previous week, by Monday night or risk losing their jobs. The emails came shortly after Elon Musk, the billionaire head of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, posted on the social media site X […]
Osun Gov Inaugurates 30 Newly Elected LG Chairmen, 332 Councillors
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has sworn in the newly elected local government chairmen and councillors in the state, and commended President Bola Tinubu for not allowing the state to be plunged to crisis during the elections. The State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) had announced the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates winners of the 30 […]
Nigeria records 80 deaths from Lassa fever in one week
Nigeria recorded 80 deaths from 413 confirmed Lassa fever cases across 11 states during Epidemiological Week 6 (Feb. 3–9, 2025). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said in an information on its official website, that the case fatality rate (CFR) had risen to 19.4 per cent, up from 17.5 per cent in […]
NEC Launches Nutrition 774 Initiative to Combat Malnutrition in Nigeria
The Federal Government has officially launched an initiative tagged the “Nutrition 774” to combat malnutrition among children across the nation. Speaking at the 148th National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Kashim Shettima urged state governors, ministers, local government chairmen, and other stakeholders to take decisive action to tackle malnutrition in Nigeria, […]
BBC Eye Investigation Exposes An Indian Pharma Firm Fuelling West Africa’s Opioid Crisis
India’s Opioid Kings, a new documentary from the BBC World Service’s award-winning BBC Eye Investigations team, has revealed that an Indian pharmaceutical company is manufacturing unlicensed, addictive opioids and exporting them illegally to West Africa where they are driving a major public health crisis. Aveo Pharmaceuticals, based in Mumbai, makes a range of pills that go under […]
Tinubu Signs Bills Establishing Federal Universities in Osun, Ekiti
President Bola Tinubu has assented two bills establishing the Federal University of Agriculture and Development Studies, Iragbiji, Osun State and the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State. His media aide Bayo Onanuga, in a statement quoted the President as saying these specialized institutions will address the educational needs of the […]
France Bans Use Of PFAS In Cosmetics
France has passed a law banning the use of ‘forever chemicals in cosmetics and clothing. Forever chemicals, or perflu-oro-alkyl and poly-fluoro-alkyl substances (PFAS), are chemicals that do not break down in the natural environment and are suspected of causing liver damage as well as kidney and testicular cancer. The law, which is to take effect […]
CAF Appeals Committee overturns Samuel Eto’o Fine
Eight months after being sanctioned for serious ethical violations, FECAFOOT president Samuel Eto’o has received a major reprieve, after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Appeals Committee overturned the disciplinary panel’s decision that fined him $200,000. The Appeals Committee stated that the disciplinary body lacked jurisdiction over ethical matters, while overturning the fine, and reinstates […]
