The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians that the US has placed all alcohol-based hand sanitisers, manufactured in neighbouring Mexico, on its watch list. The information is contained in a public alert signed…
Twitter suspends several Nigerian influencers’ accounts
In what appears to be a purge, Twitter has suspended the accounts of several influencers in Nigeria. The social media profiles of over 15 influencers became inaccessible as some twitter users noticed the suspension late Monday. “Twitter suspends accounts which…
Oil communities threaten protest over alleged negligence by Shell, Seplat, others
Oil communities in Ohaji, Imo State, have threatened to embark on a non-violent mass protest against alleged negligence and injustice meted out to them by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Seplat Petroleum Development Company, Waltersmith Petroman Oil Limited, and Sterling…
5 abducted Kaduna students regain freedom
Kaduna State Government has announced that five of the 39 students abducted from Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation Afaka in Kaduna have been recovered. Though the state government did not give details of how the students were recovered, it stated…
Strike looms in Kano as government returns to old minimum wage
Industrial action looms in Kano State as the government has said it can’t pay workers’ wages for March 2021. Kano branch of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) had, on Thursday, issued a seven-day ultimatum for the state government to settle workers’…
Jusun storms Federal High Court Lagos, evict workers
Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) members enforcing its indefinite nationwide strike, which begins on Tuesday have evicted court staff from the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos. The Nation reports the unionists arrived the court premises before 9am and…
Bolasie earns Boro draw against high-flying Watford
Yannick Bolasie’s late equaliser gave Middlesbrough’s fading Championship play-off hopes a boost as Neil Warnock’s side held in-form Watford at the Riverside. The Hornets went ahead through Ismaila Sarr’s fortuitous opener as the Senegal forward deflected Philip Zinckernagel’s shot from…