The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has stopped the registration of alcohol in sachet, small volume PET and glass bottles below 200 millilitres.The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this in a statement issued by the agency on Monday. Adeyeye said the registration of new alcoholic drinks in…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Boardย (JAMB)ย says registration for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) will start on February 12. Fabian Benjamin, the boardโs spokesman, broke the news in a terse message to TheCable Lifestyle on Monday. According to him, the UTME/DE registration will end on March 19 while the mock…
Angry youths have burnt down Noble Kids Academy in Kawaji, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano state. Hanifa Abubakar, the five-year-old pupil who was abducted and killed by her proprietor, was a student of the school. The victim was kidnapped in December and killed shortly after, though her abductors had demanded a N6million ransom. It…
The desirability or otherwise of the conduct of the 2022 Population and Housing Census took the centre stage at the 2022 budget defence session of the Upper Legislative Chamber of the National Assembly. Media report indicated rigorous legislative interrogation and expression of divergent views emanating from the Senate. While some Senators were of the view…
The desirability or otherwise of the conduct of the 2022 Population and Housing Census took the centre stage at the 2022 budget defence session of the Upper Legislative Chamber of the National Assembly. Media report indicated rigorous legislative interrogation and expression of divergent views emanating from the Senate. While some Senators were of the view…
BEING A PAPER DELIVERED AT THE PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF THE DISPUTERESOLUTION CENTRE, ABUJA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, ONMONDAY THE 4TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2017. BY CHIEF BAYO OJO SAN, CON, CHARTERED ARBITRATOR.INTRODUCTIONLet me start by expressing my appreciation the organizers of this event for the opportunity tospeak on this seemingly simple but profound topic…
The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday explained the reason behind the federal governmentโs decision to honour the late Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Jimoh Oyewunmi with Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) and Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR). Osinbajo who spoke at the thanksgiving service in honor of the…
Residents of Lokoja, the capital of Kogi State and its environs are groaning over the acute shortage of drinking water that has hit the capital city recently. Most residents are currently entertaining fears of an outbreak of waterborne disease as they source their drinking water from River Niger. โWe treat raw water from River Niger…
Ex-Niger Delta militants have urged companies and businesses that left the region following the era of militancy to return because they have resolved to ensure uninterrupted peace in the region henceforth. The former militant warlords, who also called on interventionist agencies to work together with them to sustain the peace and ensure the development of…
The former FSB Managing Director, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen has said that the nation and its economy are in a free fall with sharp unraveling of people’s ways of life. According to him, the free fall in deterioration also includes peopleโs dignity, self-worth and some established institutions in the country. Hayatu-Deen raised the alarm, yesterday (Saturday) in…
