Category: Leadership

NNPP Suspends Four Federal Lawmakers Over ‘Anti-party Activities’

ADEOLA YUSUF

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano state says it has suspended four of its national assembly members over alleged anti-party activities. Announcing the decision on Monday, Hashimu Dungurawa, NNPP chair in Kano, said their suspension followed “recent actions” that contradicted the party’s principles and objectives. The affected lawmakers are Kawu Sumaila, senator representing Kano south; Abdullahi Sani Rogo, lawmaker representing Rogo federal constituency; Abdullahi Rurum, representing Rano/Kibiya; and Ali Maadakin Gini, representing Dala federal constituency. READ ALSO: Fuel Scarcity Looms As Petroleum Marketers Threaten Nationwide Strike Over N100bn…

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Fuel Scarcity Looms As Petroleum Marketers Threaten Nationwide Strike Over N100bn Bridging Claims

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike over the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s (NMDPRA) non-payment of bridging claims totalling N100 billion. Bridging claims entails the cost of transporting petrol from depots to approved zones to ensure a uniform pump price across the country. In May 2022, IPMAN accused the NMDPRA of owing its members over N500 billion in bridging claims. Four months later, NMDPRA said it was making efforts to pay up the claims However, the matter remained…

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‘No Politics In Our Operations’,— NAFDAC DG

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has said there is no political influence in its recent actions against illegal pharmaceuticals.   During a visit to Lagos on Saturday, Adeyeye emphasised that the agency is solely fulfilling its responsibility to protect the health and well-being of Nigerians. READ ALSO: Nigerian Farmer Found Dead On His Farm ‘Kidneys At Risk,’ Nigerian Farmers Ripening Fruits With Calcium Carbide Pope Suffers Respiratory Attack, Condition Critical – Vatican Lookman vs Gasperini: A Close Look At…

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‘Kidneys At Risk,’ Nigerian Farmers Ripening Fruits With Calcium Carbide

ADEOLA YUSUF

. ‘How the fruits increase Cancer, Hypertension, other terminal illnesses,’ NAFDAC speak, caution farmers     The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has warned fruit dealers and sellers against using calcium carbide in fruit ripening for commercial purposes. The warning was made by the NAFDAC Coordinator in Sokoto state, Mr Abdulsalam Lawal, during a public awareness campaign at a fruit market on Monday in Sokoto. Lawal urged fruit dealers and sellers to stop the dangerous practice, which he noted was harmful, stressing that it posed serious…

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All US Govt Staff Must Justify Their Work Or Lose Jobs, Says Musk

ADEOLA YUSUF

Elon Musk, the billionaire advisor to Donald Trump, said Saturday that all US federal employees must justify their work or lose their jobs, hours after the president pushed him to be “more aggressive” in slashing government spending. Musk — the world’s richest person and Trump’s biggest donor — has led the effort to fire swaths of the government workforce. “All federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week. Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation,” Musk wrote. According to a…

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Dr. Wasiu Tejuoso Is First Elected HoD Mass Comm In MAPOLY’s History

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘Twist of fate, Long overdue,’ reactions trail emergence of “brilliant alumnus” who “has been lecturing even before he graduated.”   An award-winning communication lecturer and author, Dr. Wasiu Tejuoso, has emerged the first elected Head, Department of Mass Communication, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Southwest Nigeria. Platforms Africa reports that Tejuoso, an alumnus of the department, emerged after a keenly contested maiden election in line with the new Polytechnic Act of 2019, where he defeated his opponent and classmate, Dr. Shola Adeosun. The newly elected Head of Department has earlier…

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Tinubu Backs Fintech Firms As Flutterwave Seeks Listing On NGX

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Bola Tinubu said his administration will support businesses in the financial technology sector that provide payment infrastructure services for Nigerians and Africans. He said this when he received the leadership of Flutterwave and Alami Capital in Abuja on Saturday afternoon, presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said. Flutterwave boss Olugbenga Agboola and other stakeholders in the company Adeleke Adekoya, Oluwabankole Falade and Mitesh Popat represented the fintech firm at the meeting while Oluseun Olufemi-White represented Alami Capital as its chief executive. READ ALSO: 13-Yr-Old Boy Dies After Attempting Viral Social Media…

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NAFDAC’s Raids Find USAID-Donated Drugs In Nigeria Markets, 11,000 Shops Shut

ADEOLA YUSUF

Following the ongoing crackdown on illicit drug trade in major drug markets nationwide, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, yesterday, said it had shut down over 11,000 shops in Aba, Onitsha, and Idumota drug markets even as it has arrested 40 people linked to the sale of unregistered and dangerous drugs. Conducting journalists around its warehouse in Apapa, Lagos, the Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, disclosed that the agency has also evacuated over 77 truckloads of illicit and counterfeit drugs. According to her, out of…

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How Babangida Locked Me, Others Out Of Hotel After I Challenged Him – Tinubu

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Bola Tinubu has revealed that himself and other senators-elect from the series of elections conducted by the administration of a former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, in 1993 were locked out of their hotel rooms after he (Tinubu) challenged him to inaugurate them. He also hailed Babangida for showing unusual courage and patriotism by admitting that the late Bashorun Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola won the June 12, 1993 presidential poll. Tinubu, who was the Special Guest of Honour, said this on Thursday at the launch of Babangida’s autobiography:…

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Expired Condoms Being Repackaged For Sale In Lagos – NAFDAC

ADEOLA YUSUF

Agency speaks on how it uncovered cartel behind the deal   The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has made shocking discoveries during its ongoing enforcement operation at the Idumota open drug market in Lagos. In a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, the agency revealed the seizure of unregistered narcotics, counterfeit GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) medicines and vaccines that were improperly stored—some even found hidden in toilets. The statement read: “In the ongoing enforcement operation at the Idumota open drug market, NAFDAC has uncovered more…

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