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The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (APCN) has disclosed that public perception about tuberculosis is very erroneous as many people tend to attribute tuberculosis-related symptoms to spiritual problems. The Vice Chairman of the Association, FCT Chapter, Mr. Aloba Olatunji, disclosed this during this year’s celebration of World Tuberculosis Day …

Mamman Nasir Ali, suspect A prosecution witness with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Popoola Olayiwola, a staff of the Debt Management Office (DMO), has testified in court against Mamman Nasir Ali and Christian Taylor, who are being prosecuted for an alleged N2.2bn oil subsidy fraud. Ali and Taylor …

The Diamond Lady Family Support Foundation has sent a congratulatory message to Dr. Adaora Umeoji on her recent appointment as the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of  Zenith Bank. In a press statement released on Friday evening by the Foundation’s President General, Mrs Nkiru Uzoechina, and the Secretary …

Gumi noted that the Nigerian military has been hard on bandits with the approach it uses to win the war against banditry in the northern part of the country. Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has said that the Niger-Delta region is relatively peaceful after the Nigerian government granted amnesty to …

Lagos First Lady presents tool to one of the beneficiaries. Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu on Thursday empowered 350 Lagosians with vocational tools to eke out a living for themselves. Sanwo-Olu presented the vocational tools to the beneficiaries at the State House, Ikeja. Some of the …

President Bola Tinubu’s special adviser on information & strategy, Bayo Onanuga gave the advice on Thursday, noting that with a backlog of FX settled, naira was set to appreciate further and faster. The Presidency has advised currency speculators to quickly dump their stock of dollars to avoid sorrows and tears. …

Obi with Muslim leaders in Niger State   Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi is eager to become the president of Nigeria. His new antics is to visit mosques to donate items to them during this Ramadan period. Obi, who never visited or entered a mosque during his last …

Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu …Ziklagsis Network Limited, Unistar International Blamed For Nigeria’s Metering Gap The Federal Government approved N32 billion in 2003 for the supply of three million prepaid meters to distribution companies over a three-year period. However, this fund has remained untouched in a bank account belonging to …

Kerosene The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday announced that the average retail price of a litre of kerosene was sold at N1,340 in February 2024. This showed that the price on a month-on-month basis surged marginally by 0.83 per cent against the N1,329 it sold for in January …

The former lawmaker said this in an interview with Arise News, in which she blamed rich Nigerians for preferring to spend huge amounts of money on parties to rendering help to their neighbours in need. Nigerian First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu has berated rich citizens in the country for showing …