FG directs NAFDAC not to issue license for the importation of needles and syringes
The Federal Government has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to stop issuing licenses for the importation of foreign manufactured needles and syringes into the country. Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa issued the directive in a circular, mandating all Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) and Medical Directors […]
Nigeria faces a fuel shortage despite the NNPC’s supply guarantee
Queues for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol have continued to grow as the country faces a fresh round of fuel scarcity despite assurances by the (NNPC) Limited that it has resolved the cause of fuel shortages in the country. NNPC spokesman Olufemi Soneye had in a statement last week emphasised that the […]
FG to halt the exportation of LGP
The Federal Government says it is interacting with the critical sectors to halt exportation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas in view of its rising cost. The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr Ekperikpe Ekpo who disclosed this at the opening of its Internal Stakeholders’ Workshop, on Thursday all LPG […]
Guinea’s military junta dissolves government and seals borders
Guinea’s military junta, which seized power in a coup in September 2021, has dissolved the government. The announcement was made through a presidential decree read on state TV on Monday by the presidency’s Secretary General, Brig Gen Amara Camara. Mr Camara did not disclose the reason for the dissolution or say when a new government […]
Minister Nyesom Wike threatens to blacklist Setraco Nigeria Limited
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has threatened to blacklist Setraco Nigeria Limited if it failed to deliver the Southern Parkway Road project before May 29. Wike gave the warning in Abuja on Wednesday, after inspecting some road projects in the territory, and when he queried the contractor on the installation of streetlights, the Managing Director, […]
Liberia’s new Defence Minister, Prince C. Johnson resigns from his post just 10 days after being appointed
In his resignation letter, Johnson cited “the current political and civil disturbances occasioned by the protest of women believed to be wives of service men”. The protest by soldiers’ wives, who set up roadblocks near the capital Monrovia and elsewhere in the country, saw them air multiple grievances ranging from low salaries and pensions, to […]
House of Rep summons Minister over delay in release of National Identity Cards from 2012 to date
The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Mr Bosun Tijani over delay in the release of National Identity Cards from 2012 to date. Also summoned is the Director-General, National Identity Card Management Commission, Mr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, after which it urged the committees on Population and Anti-Corruption to report […]
Mrs Uju Kenenedy-Ohanenye cautions parents against giving out their children as domestic helpers
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has cautioned parents against giving out their children as domestic helpers or for adoption. The minister who gave the warning on Tuesday, at a New Year party to celebrate school children and to encourage them on the path to greatness in Abuja, said the warning is necessary […]
Mr Nyesom Wike gives reason hampering the fight against banditry in FCT
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Monday said that inadequate equipment and operational vehicles were hampering the ongoing war against banditry and kidnappings in FCT. Wike, during a media chat with journalists in Abuja, also blamed the recent surge in kidnappings in some border communities of the FCT to lack of […]
FCT minister Nyesom Wike summons emergency meeting over insecurity
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike yesterday summoned an emergency meeting over the worrying state of insecurity in the nation’s capital. Some of those who were in attendance included heads of security agencies in the FCT, top officials of the FCTA, council chairmen, and traditional rulers. During the meeting of security […]