Pharmacy Council of Nigeria Shutdown 581Medicine Shops In Adamawa 

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has shutdown 581 pharmacy and patent medicine shops across Adamawa State following a recent inspection to the facilities. The Director Enforcement of the Council, Pharmacist Stephen Esumobi made the disclosure during a Press briefing in Yola, the Adamawa state Capital said the action was inline with the mandate of the Council. He said the council was empowered to regulate, controlling the education, training and practice of Pharmacy inline with...

NGO, CSOs Decries High Number Of Inmates Awaiting Trials

Non-governmental and civil society organisations with focus on justice sector-reforms says about 70% of inmates are those awaiting trial and who may never be liable for any jail term. The group stated this during a meeting hosted by the Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) held in Yola, the Adamawa State capital. The groups in a statement signed by the Head of Communications and Knowledge Management of the PPDC, Munachi Okoro, decried the preponderance of...

Poverty, Unemployment Influence Violence – former Head of State, Gen. Abubakar

The former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (Rtd) has identified unemployment and poverty as some of the factors that influence violence and extremism in the country. Gen. Abubakar asserted the celebration of the International Day of Peace 2024 held at the Lecture Hall of the Abdulsalami Abubakar Institute for Peace and Sustainability Development Studies, Minna. “Poverty and unemployment are breeding grounds for violence and extremism. To build a peaceful Nigeria, we must tackle these roots....

Over 60 Youth Organizations Distance Itself From October First, National Protest

The president of Nigeria Youth Organization, Duke Alamboye has declared that over 60 youth organizations will not participate in the rumored national protest against President Bola Tinubu’s administration on October 1. Alamboye made the position of the youth leaders known when he led a delegation of representatives of the groups on a courtesy visit to the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro, in Abuja on Thursday. According to a press release...

World Bank To Grant $1.5bn Loan To Nigeria

The Federal Government of Nigeria will soon receive a new loan totaling $ 1.5 billion from the World Bank. The financial institution said the loan will be approved on September 26. The federal government had received $750 million from the World Bank for humanitarian and social reforms and $1.5 billion for its economic stabilization plan. The $1.5 billion will be distributed through three major development projects aimed at improving Nigeria’s economic stability and resource mobilization...

Burial Arrangement For Late Ohanaeze Ndigbo President General Have Been Release

The burial arrangement for late elder statesman and President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has been released. The Chairman of the national burial committee, Senator Ben Obi, while addressing a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, said hief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu will be buried on 1 November, 2024. Obi, who was flanked by the Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Amb. Okey Emuchay, and burial sub-committee chairmen, Senator Osita Izunaso, Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika (retd) and others,...

Governor Yusuf Sacks 44 Caretaker Chairmen Of Local Government

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has dissolved caretaker chairmen of all 44 local government areas in the state and directed them to hand over to the Directors of Personnel Management. The dissolution comes just a week after the Kano State House of Assembly approved a two-month extension to the tenure of the caretaker chairmen, which was billed to expire on September 8, 2024. The governor announced during a special meeting held at the Africa...

Inspector General of Police Deploys Three Commissioners Of Police

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Thursday, announced the new postings for three Commissioners of Police to other States. Egbetokun, who announced the three new postings through the Force spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, charged the senior officers to ensure diligence in the discharge of their lawful duties. According to Adejobi, the redeployment of the four CPs that had earlier been deployed to Abia, Lagos, Ebonyi and Akwa-Ibom State Commands respectively, followed approval of the Police Service...

Obi Visit Borno Donates N50m To Flood Victims

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi has led the leadership of the party and the Obidient Movement to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital to condole with the state over the flood disaster that occurred recently. Obi, who was accompanied by his 2023 running mate, Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed, and Chairman of the party’s National Caretaker Committee Senator, Nenadi Usman, visited the state governor, Babagana Zulum and Shehu of...

National Examinations Council, NECO releases 2024 SSCE results

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2024 Internal Senior Schools Certificate Examination (SSCE). Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, the Registrar/CEO of the Council, who announced the release on Thursday at the Council Headquarters in Minna, Niger State said, 828,284, representing 60.55 percent scored five credits including English language and Mathematics. Wushishi said 1,376,423 representing 709, 950 males and 669,473 females registered for this year’s internal examination while 1,367,736 representing 702,112 males and 665,624...

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