Manufacturers of impounded codeine to receive N1bn compensation
Moji Adeyeye, Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), said Monday that the federal…
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Fleeing traditional ruler of Ilogbo Ekiti returns after six months
Ilogbo Ekiti’s traditional ruler, Edward Ajayi, who left the throne six months ago after being chased away by angry subjects…
After 15 hours of curfew, normalcy returns to Gombe
After the state government imposed a 15-hour curfew on the city in response to the prevailing security situation in the…
Induction of newly-elected governors into the NGF to be held in the U.S.
Vice Chairman Yemi Osinbajo ; Nasir El-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna; and some other former governors in the will be speaking…
Nigeria finally receives 4,000 anti-snake venom drugs after several deaths
Nigeria received 4000 Anti-Snake Venom (ASVs) vials on Saturday, putting an end to months of acute drug scarcity and bringing…
SERAP calls on Gov. Dickson to refuse Bayelsa legislators ‘ life pension bill
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) sent an Open Letter to Governor Seriake Dickson of the State of Bayelsa…
More than 1000 penis amputations occur yearly in Brazil
On Thursday, Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right president of Brazil, expressed horror over the 1,000 penis amputations that take place every…
New Trump’s abortion rule for health clinics blocked by U.S. Judge
A federal judge in Washington blocked a rule of Trump Administration on Thursday that prohibits the transfer of patients to…
New national minimum wage must be paid to all employers
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) says that the new minimum wage that President Muhammadu Buhari recently signed into law is…
Trump claims that America paid no money over Warmbier to North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the U.S. did not pay any money to North Korea as it…
Trump to unveil new immigration plan to attract highly skilled workers to the U.S.
The creation by White House Senior Adviser, Jared Kushner, of a merit-based immigration proposal could result in increased U.S. visas for…
R. Kelly to pay damages for sexually abusing a minor
A woman accusing R. Kelly of sexual abuse has won a civil case against the singer by default following his…
Walmart switches to no-hormones-added Black Angus beef by cutting out meat processors
Walmart Inc. controls the Angus beef supply chain sold at certain shops, cutting out meat processors as the company seeks…
Walgreens and Rite Aid join the war against teenage tobacco use
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and Rite Aid Corp are no longer going to sell tobacco products to clients under the…
Chinese Tencent Trusted Doctor raises $250 million from investors
Chinese Tencent Trusted Doctor, a technology-sponsored Tencent Holdings venture, said it raised $ 250 million in funding as investors plunged…
Bellamy’s shares take a quantum as it gets a nod from China
Bellamy’s Australia, the child’s formula maker, announced Wednesday that it won approval to sell certain products in the Chinese stores,…
Drones to deliver vaccines, blood and drugs across Ghana
The Global Alliance Vaccines GAVI said on Wednesday that hundreds of drones will start supplying life-saving vaccines, blood and medicines…
Trump to speak on opioid fight after drug distributor charged
The day after his administration brought his first criminal charges against a leading drug distributor and company executives, President Donald…
Senators express concern over the upsurge of insecurity in North-Eastern Nigeria
The Senate held a minute’s silence on Wednesday for Faye Mooney, the British aid worker killed in last week’s Kajuru…
Advent International to invest new $2.2 billion in Latin American companies
Advent International Corp, a private equity firm of the US, is planning to set up a $ 2.2-billion fund that…
Columna Commodities sues Permira-backed former managers
The new Columna Commodities Fund managers, a Luxembourg hedge fund which liquidated in early 2017, said that they are suing…
UBS Wealth switches to emerging markets and Japanese stocks
UBS Global Wealth Management closed its U.S. equity overweight position and shifted to overweight in emerging markets and Japanese stocks,…
Hunted by the 20-year-old massacre, Columbine Principal still recites names of victims
Frank De Angelis recited every morning for the last two decades the names of the 13 deaths in Columbine High…
U.S. service member dies in Iraq’s non-combat incident
The U.S .- led coalition against the Islamic State said in a declaration that an American Service Member died on…