The Senate on Wednesday passed for second reading a bill seeking tougher penalties for the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit medicines and unsafe food products, including a proposed 15-year prison sentence for medicine hawkers. The proposed Counterfeit Medical Products, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods (Prohibition and Control) Bill, 2026 (SB.951), sponsored by the Senator representing Kwara North, Umar Suleiman, also provides for the forfeiture of assets, compensation for victims and expanded enforcement powers for...

Following PFIPCover the establishment of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) to launch a comprehensive investigation into the agency’s activities. Tinubu gave the directive in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the investigation be concluded and a comprehensive report submitted to him within 30 days. President Tinubu stated that...

President Bola Tinubu has declared that his administration’s resolve is to reposition and strengthen the Nigerian Army by deploying emerging technologies and strengthening operational capabilities across all theatres of operation. The President made the declaration at the closing ceremony of the 163rd Nigerian Army Day Celebration, held on Monday at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, said the measure is to improve military planning, combat readiness, and the nation’s response to evolving...

The Rural Electrification Agency has approved 20 solar-powered mini grids and are currently being deployed across Adamawa State to provide electricity to underserved communities. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe disclosed this on Monday at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Kofare, Mbamba and Saminaka Solar Hybrid Interconnected Mini Grid in Adamawa state. He said the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains committed to improving electricity supply across the country, describing the...

The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 general election, Atiku Abubakar, has appointed party chieftain and former spokesperson of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo, as his official spokesperson. Okonkwo announced the appointment on Thursday in a post on his verified X account, where he shared a copy of the appointment letter signed by Atiku. The letter, titled “Offer of Appointment as My Spokesperson,” formally appoints the lawyer...