Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, and businessman and philanthropist, Emeka Offor, are currently in a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja. The meeting was disclosed in a statement shared on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, President Tinubu received the two prominent figures at the Presidential Villa. However, details of the discussions […]

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), and the Nigeria Police to remain vigilant in preventing vote buying and vote trading. Amupitan made the call while receiving a delegation from the National Peace Committee at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. He said the agencies had been placed on alert […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has denied reports claiming that the Federal Government directed it to halt enforcement of the ban on sachet alcohol. The agency recently began enforcing regulations prohibiting the production and sale of alcohol packaged in sachets and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles nationwide. However, reports circulating on social media alleged that the Federal Government had ordered NAFDAC to suspend its enforcement […]

The Federal Government has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to immediately suspend all enforcement actions related to the ban on sachet alcohol and 200ml PET bottle products. The directive followed a joint intervention by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) and the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), which raised concerns about the potential economic and […]