A former Personal Assistant (PA) to ex-Speaker Dimeji Bankole, Hon. Olayinka Segelu, has felicitated with House of Representatives Speaker, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila and Senator representing Jigawa North East Senatorial District, Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia on their appointments as Chief of Staff (CoS) and Deputy Chief of Staff (DCoS) respectively. Segelu, a Germany-based businessman who is the Chairman of YSEG ...

The court case against Reynolds Construction Company Ltd (RCC) and 11 others, which recently came up for mention in an Abuja High Court, is fast attracting public attention. In the case number FHC/ABJ/PET/38/2022, RCC is accused of “diversion and misappropriation of assets” belonging to another Israeli company, Solel Boneh Nigeria Ltd (SBN). RCC is also accused of “comingling of assets, ...

Pesticides are applied both indoors and outdoors for the management of pests, vector-borne diseases, and for crop protection. They are sometimes impregnated in textiles, paints, carpets, and treated wood to control pests and fungi. However, the toxicity associated with the misuse and abuse of pesticides is worrisome as it affects food safety and food security. The toxicity of pesticides is ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has declared the Ward and Local Government congresses of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State null and void. It was learnt that these congresses were reportedly held on February 7, 2023, to select a candidate for the November governorship election. Justice James Omotosho, who presided over the case instituted by a group of ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has pledged her continued support for the Nano Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises NMSMEs to enable them to act as catalyst for the nation’s economic transformation. The Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made the pledge recently at a meeting organized by the Lagos State Office of the Agency with ...

* TO SAFEGUARD HEALTH OF CONSUMERS. National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has admonished packaged and sachet water producers across the country to always adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices GMP as enunciated by the Agency to safeguard the wellbeing of the consumer. The admonition was given by Director General of the National Agency for Food and ...

A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has said he will not attend the inauguration and swearing-in ceremony of Bola Tinubu, the president-elect. During an interview with Arise TV, the elder statesman was asked if he would oblige and show up at the inauguration of Bola Tinubu if the Supreme Court sustains the Independent ...

A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) based in Germany, Hon. Olayinka Segelu, has wholeheartedly congratulated Engr. Seyi Makinde on his re-election as Governor of Oyo State. Segelu, in a congratulatory message to the governor, urged him to leave no stone unturned to justify the trust and confidence reposed in him by the people which informed his election for a ...

Following massive investment in the laboratory of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC, Nigeria has been chosen to be considered for Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) laboratory designation. What it means is that all chemicals that are associated with weapons of destruction, both biological and chemical, can be tested in the NAFDAC laboratory. ...

Lagos residents on Tuesday began to accept the old N200, N500 and N1,000 banknotes for transactions following a validation from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to do so. The CBN in a statement by its acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isa AbdulMumin, on Monday, directed the commercial banks to comply with the Supreme Court judgement of March 3. CBN ...