Author: Esther Aye

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has disclosed that the importation of syringes from overseas will destroy local pharmaceutical enterprises and has issued a warning against it. This is stated in a statement provided to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday, which was signed by Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of NAFDAC. During a courtesy call at her office, Adeyeye chastised the newly appointed management of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, telling them to put the interests of the nation ahead of their own interests as clearing agents in the country’s ports. In order to…

Officers conducting stop-and-search operations are required by the Nigeria Police Force to wear uniforms with their identities prominently displayed. In response to a video that showed four police officers stopping a driver in a mufti on the Lekki-Epe Express Way, Force Police Public Relations Officer Muyiwa Adejobi made this statement in a post on his X handle on Monday. When the officers went up to get his tinted permit, he asked for their identities because he didn’t see anything that would suggest they were police officials. In response, Adejobi stated that the police officers “have been traced to Zone 2…

As part of efforts to improve the ease of doing business in the state, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has officially launched the electronic registration of lands in the state on Friday with the launch of a land administration portal, e-GIS. The portal makes it possible for residents to register their lands from the comfort of their homes, pay all required fees online, obtain their title document, and apply for a Certificate of Occupancy, or C of O, among other registration purposes. It also eliminates all forms of manual registration and reduces the need for applicants to physically appear at…

In an effort to end child labor in the production of cocoa, Lutheran World Relief (LWR) has started the Child Labor Education and Resilience (CLEAR) project in the state of Ondo. According to LWR, the goal of the one-year CLEAR project in the local government areas of Ifedore and Idanre, Ondo State, is to empower communities that have received little or no education about child labor, increase net income from cocoa farming and other sources, and provide life-building skills to the children of cocoa farmers. Nene Akwetey-Kodjoe, chief of party at Lutheran World Relief, stated that the project was started…

Mark Suzman, the CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has urged donors to increase their contributions in order to address the extraordinary difficulties that countries throughout the world are facing in ending poverty, eliminating illness, and battling inequality. Suzman wrote in his yearly letter, which was distributed by the African Media Agency and published on Monday, that since the COVID-19 epidemic, there has been a reversal in global progress at a time when low-income nations are struggling to meet their fundamental necessities. Despite the circumstances, he said, there was a strong pipeline of medical, scientific, and proven remedies…

According to data from the United Nations Children’s Fund, Nigeria’s water and sanitation sector loses 25% of its yearly investments because of poor infrastructure and insufficient upkeep. At the recent Nigeria/UNICEF Annual WASH Review Meeting in Abuja, UNICEF’s Chief of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene, Dr. Jane Bevan, revealed that this represented a major setback in efforts to solve water and sanitation concerns. She claims that the alarming trend was revealed by a critical examination of WASHNORM and the Sector Wide Sustainability Checks. Bevan stated that among other things, UNICEF WASH Program Priorities for 2023 to 2027 include a focus on…

According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Cletus Ibeto, the chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, who is accused of defrauding the company out of N4.8 billion, has contacted the commission in an attempt to resolve the matter outside of court. The EFCC filed ten counts against Ibeto and his businesses, Odoh Holdings Ltd. and Ibeto Energy Development Company, pertaining to conspiracy, fraud, forgery, and fraudulent use of documents. However, Ibeto has neglected to show up for his arraignment at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja. On November 3, 2023, Justice Ismail Ijelu issued an order for his…

Prof. Akin Abayomi, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, has urged sustained efforts to combat malaria, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis, emphasizing that these illnesses are still being battled. Although there has been some success in lowering the prevalence of these illnesses, Abayomi insisted that in order to guarantee their eradication, Africa needs to keep funding research, treatment, and prevention. According to the World Health Organization, those without access to healthcare are disproportionately afflicted by HIV, TB, and Malaria. The WHO states that HIV, TB, and malaria are illnesses of poverty and marginalization that disproportionately affect people that are already chronically underprivileged.…

In order for the Super Eagles to advance farther in the present Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire, President Bola Tinubu has urged them to play better. John Enoh, the Minister of Sports, conveyed Tinubu’s message to the Abuja players on Wednesday night in Abidjan over Zoom. Enoh claims that the President was not overly pleased with the team’s performance in the group stage. “I met with the President yesterday,” he stated. “The President cornered me when I walked to the villa to get something else, and I told him that the Eagles had qualified, so that’s how we’re…

On Thursday, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos State, announced that work on the eagerly anticipated Fourth Mainland Bridge would start in the first quarter of this year. During the Lagos West Senatorial District Town Hall Meeting, which took place at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Sheraton, Ikeja, the governor revealed this in his keynote speech. While pointing out that the bridge will be built gradually, Sanwo-Olu assured that tenants and landlords whose buildings are demolished in the process will receive fair compensation. “We’ve worked on the bridge extensively. However, we are at a loss as to where to find the…