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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert regarding the recall of Nivea Black and White Invisible Roll-on deodorant, following safety concerns raised by the European Union Rapid Alert System for Dangerous Non-Food Products (Rapex) authorities. The affected product, which is marked …

The leadership of the Labour Party has disowned the former National Treasurer of the party, Ms Oluchi Oparah saying she’s not the current National women leader of the party. The party started this on Thursday in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, noting that Ms Oparah …

The federal government has secured an N2.8bn grant from Google to boost artificial intelligence (AI) talent development in the country. The Minister of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday. The support comes one month after the government partnered with Google to launch an …

Bobrisky Social media personality Okuneye Idris, popularly known as Bobrisky, was removed from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight and detained by immigration officers late on Thursday night while attempting to leave the country. The popular cross-dresser posted on his Instagram page to alert followers about the arrest, stating that he had …

Severe inflationary pressures caused an intensification of the downturn in the Nigerian private sector at the start of the final quarter of the year. Overall input costs rose at one of the sharpest rates on record, with selling prices increased accordingly. This resulted in marked reductions in new orders and …

Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan or VDM, is scheduled to appear in court today over allegations of impersonation. The charges stem from a recent viral video in which VeryDarkMan was seen in Nigeria Police Force uniforms “without authorisation.” NPF had condemned VeryDarkMan, in the recently released video where he …

The House of Representatives has advanced a bill to its second reading, aiming to mandate the inclusion of specific portfolios in the nomination lists for Ministers and Commissioners submitted by the President and State Governors. Leading the debate, Okechukwu Dibiagwu highlighted that attaching portfolios to nominees would allow lawmakers in …

The Nigerian Ports Authority said that seven ships would berth with crude oil on Friday at the Lagos ports. The NPA, in its “Daily Shipping Position’, said that seven vessels, out of the nine expected, would berth diesel, crude oils bulk urea, petrol and aviation fuel. “The remaining two vessels …

Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2024, recording a remarkable triple-digit growth of 118% from N1.33 trillion reported in Q3 2023 to N2.9 trillion in Q3 2024. This performance underscores the Group’s resilience and market leadership in spite of the challenging …

To enhance its environmental sustainability initiatives in line with global best practices, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), has embarked on a restoration project of planting 10,000 mangrove trees across coastal states in Nigeria. The project, in partnership with Eco-Restoration Foundation, kickstarted at Akodo-Ise, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, was aimed at minimising the global …