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NAFDAC says cooked food in fridge beyond three days harmful
• Alerts Nigeria to looming food safety emergency National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned Nigerians not to store cooked food in a refrigerator for more than three days, saying it is harmful to human health. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, also called on stakeholders in the food supply chain to take deliberate actions to institute a food safety culture in their operations to mitigate risks that could compromise food safety. In a statement sequel to the commemoration of World Food Safety Day (WFSD) with the theme ‘Food Safety: Prepare for
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Oil block licensing: NUPRC extends deadline for pre-qualification exercise
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced the extension of the deadline for the registration and submission of pre-qualification documents for the 2024 oil block licensing round. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NUPRC, Gbenga Komolafe, announced the extension in a statement yesterday. Komolafe said that the registration and submission of pre-qualification documents, which was initially scheduled to close on June 25, 2024, had been extended by 10 days, and would now close on July 5, 2024. According to him, the data access, data purchase, evaluation, bid preparation and submission initially scheduled to open on July 4
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Stakeholders advocate safety standards, best practices in CNG sector
FG commits to subsidise conversion by 50% Towards total adoption of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles, stakeholders have urged the government at all levels to put in place necessary safety rules and implementation of best practices for the safety of users, storage and manufacturing of CNG. The experts gave the charge, yesterday, during a webinar organised by Connect Gas and Energy Limited (CGAS Energy) to train and educate the public, as well as practitioners, on safety in the oil and gas industry. Director, Pi-CNG, Michael Oluwagbemi, an engineer said, the committee had started working with critical regulators to develop uniformed
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I left Nigeria better than I met it, says Obasanjo
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has claimed that his administration was one of the best the country has had so far, especially in putting the economy of the country in good shape before leaving office in 2007. Obasanjo, while speaking in Abeokuta, yesterday, at the Safe Online Youth Fellowship Bootcamp organised by NerdzFactory Company, supported by Meta at the Youth Development Centre, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), recalled landmark achievements his administration recorded while in office between 1999 and 2007. He stressed that he was responsible for setting Nigeria free from the bondage of immense debt, adding that he takes pride
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Reps summons Agip, NNPCL, others over alleged $72m fraud
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned the Managing Director and management of the Nigeria Agip Oil Company over a petition alleging $ 72 million fraud. The complaint was raised against Agip by a service company, De Coon Service Limited. Joined in the petition are Mele Kyari, Ali Zara, Ismailia Mohammed and Simbi Wabote. In the petition obtained by The Guardian yesterday, De Coon Service Limited alleged that Agip, in collaboration with others, fraudulently withheld and diverted the sum of over $72 million belonging to it, and sought the House committee's inquest into the matter. According to the
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Rivers in turmoil as Fubara, pro-Wike factions battle for LGAs
• Fubara vows showdown as council bosses insist on returning to secretariats • Two security operatives killed, protesters pull down Wike's statue • Why I won't vacate Ikwerre LG secretariat — Nwanosike • Clark: Wike should remain in Abuja, leave Fubara, Rivers alone As the rest of the country returns to work today after the Sallah holidays, Armageddon days are here again and all hell may let loose in the escalating supremacy battle for the soul of the oil-rich Rivers State. At play is a test of federal might versus state grassroots politics. The debilitating crisis between ‘godfather' Nyesom Wike, the Minister of
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Nigeria in race against time as fresh cholera outbreak kills 30 in 30 states
• Lagos schools may not resume from break, says commissioner • Medical doctor highlights role of inflation, poverty • 10 states account for 90% burden, experts advocate preventive measures • WHO: Estimated 4 million cases, 143,000 deaths globally every year Nigeria is in a race against time to contain a cholera epidemic. Already, the current outbreak has claimed the lives of over 30 persons across 30 states in the country. Cholera is an acute diarrhoea infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium, Vibrio cholera. As of June 17, 2024, 17 out of 350 suspected cases were
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Nigerians not only ones facing poverty, says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has said Nigerians are not the only ones facing poverty in the world. While admitting the existence of poverty and suffering in the land, Tinubu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale, yesterday, promised to tackle the challenges. One of the ways of tackling them, he explained, is to eliminate banditry and terrorism so that farmers can return to the farm. According to the statement, the President said this in Lagos on Monday when he received a delegation from the National Assembly that came to felicitate with him on the occasion of
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CISLAC seeks policy dialogue on cross-border trading
In a bid to promote cross-border trading between Nigeria and its neighbouring countries, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), a non-governmental, non-profit advocacy group, has called for policy dialogue and advocacy initiatives. The group's Executive Director, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, represented by Mayo Omowu, made this call during a two-day stakeholders' policy dialogue, held at the Transcorp Hotel, Calabar, Cross River State. Raphsanjani noted that CISLAC, in collaboration with Oxfam in Nigeria, has been actively engaged in capacity building programmes focused on fair tax justice campaign, resilience and climate change adaptation programme, public financing for agriculture, intra-Africa and
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Expert decries rising abuse of old citizens
Head of Geriatrician and Consultant at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, Dr Muhammad Dauda Haruna, has decried the increasing abuse of the elderly in Nigeria. Haruna, who is also a family physician at the hospital, spoke on behalf of the Geriatric Department, yesterday, in commemoration of the World Elders Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), which is celebrated every June 15. He said there is lack of awareness on the multifaceted abuse against elders in Nigeria, stressing that much attention is only placed on child abuse and infant-related issues. According to him, elder abuse is any act either intentional
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