Amalar, Anti-malaria Drug Not Banned, Says WHO – The Guardian
FEARS of possible ban of Amalar tablets and other anti-malarial drugs composed of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), which created panic in the pharmaceutical market last week, were dispelled yesterday by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Nigeria Office and the National Malaria Control Programme, Federal Ministry of Health. The two bodies denied the ban claims and reinstated the [...]
Read More →Courts stop Lagos PDP gov candidate, uphold Kogi primary election – The Guardian
A FEDERAL High Court in Lagos yesterday held that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had no gubernatorial candidate for the April election in Lagos State for now, pending the determination of a suit filed by one Oluowo Adeyeri. Adeyeri, who claimed to be a delegate to the January 10 PDP Congress in Lagos State, where [...]
Read More →Don’t manipulate votes in my favour, says Jonathan – The Guardian
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan took his message of hope, push for credible elections, and peaceful co-existence among the various ethnic and religious groups to Plateau and Benue states. In Jos, the Plateau State capital, the President said as a firm believer of the new perspective of politics, which places premium on the well- being of the [...]
Read More →Jonathan, Sambo arrive in Jos – The Guardian
AHEAD of his presidential campaign in Jos, the Plateau State capital today, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday at about 6:30 p.m. arrived the Yakubu Gowon Airport, while his deputy, Nnamdi Sambo arrived the city later. They were welcomed at the airport by Governor Jonah Jang and top government officials. Also, commercial activities in Jos were partially [...]
Read More →Lagos, Oyo, Ogun collect 100 taxes, levies, MAN alleges – The Guardian
THE protracted issue of multiple taxation across the country was again put on the front burner yesterday, with the Manufacturing Association of Nigeria (MAN) putting current taxes and levies in Lagos and two other states at over 100. A recent research carried out with MAN and United States based Centre for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) [...]
Read More →FEC approves power sector contracts – The Guardian
THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved various contracts in the power sector. The Minister of Information and Communications, Mr. Labaran Maku, told journalists after the council meeting that the approval was premised on the need to increase power generation capacity in the sector. Towards this, the council ratified an approval for the variation of [...]
Read More →Ribadu pledges one million houses, 30m jobs – The Guardian
IT was a day for Nigeria’s renewal for the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) yesterday as it kicked off its presidential campaign with a colloquium in Abuja. The event apart from being a novelty in electioneering in Nigeria, was issue-driven and the common denominator in the speeches of the party leaders was the birth of [...]
Read More →Govt plans courts for bank fraud, loan default – The Guardian
HIGH courts in Nigeria, which at the present handle debt-related cases, are likely to lose or share that responsibility with commercial courts being planned by the Federal Government. Faced with rising cases of loan default and protracted litigations in courts, which often affect the operations of banks, government is therefore looking for a leeway out [...]
Read More →ANPP, PDP supporters clash in Zamfara – The Guardian
A FRESH political crisis erupted yesterday in Gusau and Tsafe local councils of Zamfara State when supporters of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed. Briefing reporters yesterday at the state police command, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Adio Shittu, said the face-off followed the destruction of property belonging [...]
Read More →ANPP, PDP supporters clash in Zamfara – The Punch
A FRESH political crisis erupted yesterday in Gusau and Tsafe local councils of Zamfara State when supporters of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed. Briefing reporters yesterday at the state police command, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Adio Shittu, said the face-off followed the destruction of property belonging [...]
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