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High cost of drugs, orthodox services: Pregnant women return to traditional ante-natal care Herbal remedies used to be the saving grace to many Africans, including Nigerians during illness. Even pregnant women weren’t left out, as various leaves and herbs formed concoctions that were prescribed to aid the easy and safe delivery of babies. However, that […]
The demand for Indomie instant noodles has increased due to drop in the price. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that demand dropped tremendously, following increase in the price. Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, who spoke to NAN in Abuja on Sunday, attributed the drop in price to the low demand caused […]
Nationwide darkness looms as the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, has insisted on withdrawing their services if the Nigerian Government fails to rescind the recently approved electricity tariff hike. In a statement by its acting General Secretary, Dominic Igwebike, NUEE told the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu that if nothing was done about the […]
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has urged Nigerians to report any arbitrary price hikes, stating that it will not hesitate to take action against businesses engaging in price fixing. The FCCPC made this disclosure in a statement posted on its official X handle on Sunday. It highlighted the strain the act places […]
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has banned the sale of Turkey-made Dex Luxury Bar Soap. It also called on Nigerians to watch out for the counterfeit of Tandak injection powder made in India. NAFDAC, on its website, said Dex Luxury Bar Soap does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation, […]
To end the lingering scarcity of the e-passport booklets caused by the non-payment of N16 billion production debt to vendors and other stakeholders in the value chain, the federal government and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) have initiated moves to offset the debt and clear the way for more supplies . LEADERSHIP Friday learnt that […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted sunshine and thunderstorms from Thursday to Saturday nationwide. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Wednesday in Abuja, forecasts sunny skies on Thursday with a few patches of clouds over the northern region and prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba during the afternoon and evening hours. The agency said […]
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said the Federal Government is still paying subsidy on electricity despite the recent hike in tariff paid by Band A customers. Adelabu stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday. The minister said the government has about N1.8trn to pay in electricity subsidy for 2024. […]
A batch of Benylin Paediatrics Syrup, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, has been recalled after laboratory checks confirmed an unacceptably high level of diethylene glycol in the product, but the drug has been around for three years. The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) published a public notice about the recall […]
The complaints of five banks’ customers in 2023 increased by over 63.54 per cent to over 10 million from 6.12 million in the previous year. According to The PUNCH analysis of their audited financial results filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited in recent weeks, more than half of the complaints came from the customers of one of […]
