The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has assured that Indomie Instant Noodles produced in Nigeria are safe. A statement by the Director-General, Prof Mrs Mojisola Adeyeye reacted to circulating information about a purported ban. The agency is probing the reported discovery of a harmful substance in the product after probes […]
The new Kano State Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel has on Tuesday vowed to prioritize the deployment of intelligence assets and the right technology in order to tame criminal activities in the state. Gumel who newly assumed office as the Commissioner of Police of the state, said having served in various capacities and […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria has disclosed that only 57.4 million Nigerians have Bank Verification Number. The BVN project was launched in collaboration with the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS), bankers committee, and all Nigerian deposit money banks in February 2014. The aim of the project was to uniquely identify customers of Nigerian banks, reduce […]
The police, on Tuesday, began grilling the suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, over alleged impropriety during the April 15 supplementary governorship poll in Adamawa State. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed to our correspondent that Yunusa-Ari and other suspects were in police custody and […]
At least 782,000 people participated in this year’s International Workers’ Day protests across France, the country’s Interior Ministry said Monday, 1 May, 2023. The protests took place amid social tensions caused by the government forcing passage of a controversial pension reform bill; last year, only 116,500 people took to the streets on Monday, 1 May, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has granted approval for partial exclusion of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) from the operation of Treasury Single Account (TSA). TSA is the single account where all the federal government’s revenue are kept. Buhari also granted the request of the Board of MOFI to charge management and transaction fees and the […]
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo has threatened to cut salaries of workers who fail to go to work on Monday in compliance with the infamous sit-at-home order usually enforced by the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Gatekeepers News reports that Mr Soludo stated this on Monday while addressing the state workers during the 2023 […]
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has said he never described the 2023 election as a “religious war” as heard in a leaked audio conversation between him and David Oyedepo, the founder of Winners Chapel. Report has it that Obi had said the audio clip was doctored, adding that at no time […]
The House of Representatives on Tuesday wrote to the United Kingdom Government to interfere in the sentencing of the deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance raised by a member, Toby Okechukwu, during the plenary session of the House. The […]
Labour Party’s presidential candidate during the last general elections, Peter Obi, on Monday night, said he never visited the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, as speculated on social media. The former Anambra state governor revealed this during an interview on Arise TV Primetime on Monday Night. He explained that the rumours and accompanying photoshopped pictures being shared […]