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FG BANS 60,000-LITRE FUEL TANKERS ON NIGERIAN ROADS FROM MARCH 1 The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a ban on fuel tankers exceeding 60,000 litres from operating on Nigerian roads. The ban is expected to take effect from 1 March 2025, as revealed by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA. The agency also specified that, by …

NAFDAC SEALS 3,000 SHOPS IN LAGOS, SEIZES 12 TRUCKLOADS OF FAKE DRUGS

NAFDAC SEALS 3,000 SHOPS IN LAGOS, SEIZES 12 TRUCKLOADS OF FAKE DRUGS The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has intensified its enforcement efforts against the sale of illicit and counterfeit pharmaceuticals, sealing over 3,000 shops within the Idumota Open Drug Market in Lagos in the first week of operations. This was made known in a statement …

AS SPEAKERSHIP BATTLE RAGES IN SOME STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLIES There was commotion at the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday as security operatives sealed off offices of Speaker Mojisola Meranda, her deputy, and clerk of the House. The scenario reactivates memories of similar incidents that occurred in others states across the country. LAGOSThere was chaos at the Lagos …

CBN DIRECTS BANKS TO PUBLISH DETAILS OF DORMANT ACCOUNTS, UNCLAIMED BALANCES Amid efforts to sanitise the financial sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has directed all banks and financial institutions to publicly disclose details of dormant accounts, unclaimed balances, and other financial assets on their official websites. The apex bank disclosed in a recent circular, titled “Guidelines on Management …

VISA DENIAL: NIGERIA WON’T TOLERATE ANY DISRESPECT – CDS WARNS Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has said Nigeria will not accommodate any form of disrespect from any country. Musa also dismissed insinuations from some quarters that members of the armed forces were not invited to Vancouver, Canada to participate in Invictus games initiated by Duke of Sussex. Speaking …

WAR IN HERBERT WIGWE’S FAMILY AS 90-YEAR-OLD FATHER DRAGS GRANDDAUGHTER TO COURT OVER PROPERTY The 90-year-old father of late Herbert Wigwe, Access Bank CEO, Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, has allegedly dragged his grand-daughter, Tochi, to court over property ownership.. Reports have it that the late Access Bank CEO, Herbert Wigwe’s family spearheaded by the head of the family Pastor Shyngle Wigwe …

WAR IN HERBERT WIGWE’S FAMILY AS 90-YEAR-OLD FATHER DRAGS GRANDDAUGHTER TO COURT OVER PROPERTY The 90-year-old father of late Herbert Wigwe, Access Bank CEO, Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, has allegedly dragged his grand-daughter, Tochi, to court over property ownership.. Reports have it that the late Access Bank CEO, Herbert Wigwe’s family spearheaded by the head of the family Pastor Shyngle Wigwe …

I MAY NOT SURVIVE THIS – POPE FRANCIS TELLS AIDES Pope Francis has reportedly told confidants that he may not be able to survive a case of pneumonia. The pontiff has been hospitalised since last week after doctors reportedly told him he was at risk of dying if he stayed at the Vatican. The Pope was rushed to Rome’s Gemelli …

I MAY NOT SURVIVE THIS – POPE FRANCIS TELLS AIDES Pope Francis has reportedly told confidants that he may not be able to survive a case of pneumonia. The pontiff has been hospitalised since last week after doctors reportedly told him he was at risk of dying if he stayed at the Vatican. The Pope was rushed to Rome’s Gemelli …