The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians, including healthcare providers, about a counterfeit cancer treatment drug, Phesgo 600mg/600mg/10ml, labelled with batch number C5290S20. This notification is outlined in a public alert (No. 051/2024) available on the agency’s website. NAFDAC reported that the Marketing Authorisation Holder (MAH), Roche, received…
By Enitan Daramola Respected Nigerian pastor and gospel minister, Nathaniel Bassey, has been invited to minister at the Presidential Inaugural Prayer Breakfast of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Punch Metro reports that the event, a non-governmental and non-political gathering, will be hosted by Reverend Merrie Turner, ahead of the…
By Olufemi Ojomo The state Commissioner for Information, ‘Wale Akinlosotu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday 4th January, 2025. He said the deceased was involved in a road accident along the Ife-Ibadan Road on December 15, 2024, after which he was hospitalised. “It is with profound sadness that the Government of Ondo State announces…
Newcastle inflicted more misery on injury-ravaged Tottenham as Alexander Isak extended his Premier League scoring streak in a 2-1 win on Saturday. Both sides struck inside the first six minutes as Anthony Gordon cancelled out Dominic Solanke’s opener for Spurs. Isak then scored for the seventh consecutive league game to claim a sixth straight win…
By Damilola Aina Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory will experience a long period of power outages starting next week on Monday. This is due to an announcement by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company that there will be power disruptions in several parts of the capital. The company said the power outage will occur…
Ruben Amorim admits Manchester United are in a relegation battle and the beleaguered boss will get little sympathy from red-hot Premier League leaders Liverpool. Manchester City’s hopes of salvaging a dismal season lie with Erling Haaland rediscovering his prolific form, while Chris Wood has emerged as the talisman of Nottingham Forest’s surprise top four challenge….
Agnes Keleti, the world’s oldest Olympic champion and a Holocaust survivor, has died at the age of 103. She died on Thursday at a Budapest hospital, according to her press official, Tamas Roth, confirming a report from local sports daily Nemzeti Sport. She was hospitalized with pneumonia last week. “We pray for her, she has…
By Adesina Wahab A report by the Global Partnership for Education, GPE, under the auspices of the World Bank, has said there is a global shortage of 44 million teachers and that it could hinder the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4. SDG 4 is the United Nations’ goal to ensure quality education…
By Peter Egwuatu Polaris Bank, in partnership with key stakeholders, has reaffirmed its commitment to combating the alarming rate of out-of-school children in Nigeria. In a statement, Polaris Bank’s Managing Director/CEO, Kayode Lawal, speaking on the education initiative, charged students to embrace opportunities that education offers saying that the intervention is in line with the…
By Tukur Muntari The Kano State Police Command said it arrested no fewer than 2,425 suspected criminals and recovered firearms, weapons, illicit drugs, and stolen properties, among other exhibits. The command said the arrests were made from January to December 2024. The State Police Commissioner, Salman Garba, disclosed this while addressing a news conference at…
