The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a massive stockpile of falsified and unregistered pharmaceutical products in Idumota, Lagos. This was made known in a statement shared on the agency’s X account on Monday. According to NAFDAC, the seized items, which include Cocodamol and counterfeit GSK Ampiclox, were swiftly evacuated in an ongoing crackdown on the illegal drug trade. The statement said, “#IdumotaUpdate: This morning, we uncovered large consignments of Cocodamol and falsified GSK Ampiclox, which have been evacuated. “Also found were Benxhexol-5 tablets, packaged in cellophane sachets likely for further processing into finished…
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Majority Leader, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Adewale Temitope Adedeji, has once again demonstrated his commitment to his constituents by empowering 500 widows with cash gifts and food items. The initiative, tagged “A Widows’ Valentine Special,” took place on Monday, at The Unity Centre, the Constituency Office of the lawmaker at Elliot Bus Stop, Ifako-Ijaiye. The event, in its fourth edition, provided financial relief and essential support to widows in the constituency. The food items distributed included rice, garri, semo, spaghetti, vegetable oil, tomato paste, salt, sugar, custard, among others. Adewale emphasised the importance of uplifting vulnerable women, ensuring…
Globally acclaimed and award-winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, has revealed that she gave birth to twin boys in 2024, adding to her family, including her nine-year-old daughter. In a recent interview, Adichie spoke about the intense curiosity surrounding her life, the profound losses she has experienced, and the challenges of balancing motherhood with her writing career. Adichie, who has kept the details of her private life under wraps, revealed that she was always cautious about revealing too much, particularly when it came to her family. “I want to protect my children,” she explained. “I’m OK with having them mentioned, but…
No fewer than 201 Nigerians are in the immigration camps set to be deported home from the United States (U.S.) in line with President Donald Trump’s immigration policy. Eighty-five of them have been cleared for immediate eviction from the country. According to the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Richard Mills Jr., among the first batch of deportees are those serving jail terms in U.S. prisons. The envoy said the deportees would be taken to Lagos but did not indicate when. He spoke during a meeting with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, at her office. The U.S.…
South African authorities have arrested Anabela Rungo, the mother of Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, over allegations of fraudulently obtaining a South African identity document. The Department of Home Affairs confirmed that Rungo, a Mozambican national, was apprehended at a hideout in Cape Town on Saturday in a joint operation by Home Affairs investigators and the South African Police Service reports local news platform, Sunday World. Department spokesperson Siya Qoza was reported to have stated that Rungo had been declared persona non grata in September 2024 after officials uncovered irregularities in her residency status. “Investigators from the department, assisted by…
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The Out-of-Home Advertising Association of Nigeria (OAAN) has stated that it seeks a professional body to improve excellence and develop human capital, not to replace government regulatory functions. OAAN President, Sola Akinsiku, said that members, out-of-home media owners, are sponsoring a bill at the National Assembly to gain professional status to advance their profession to higher heights. “The bill before the National Assembly is requesting the legal body with the statutory mandate to confer a professional status on any group of practitioners,” Akinsiku said. “We are looking at a bill to confer that status on out-of-home media owners. Out-of-home media…
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has warned property owners, agents and private occupiers in the state to desist from illegal recycling and scavenging in unlicensed facilities. The Managing Director, LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, gave the warning in a statement on Friday in Lagos. Gbadegesin also urged them to halt indiscriminate sorting, dumping, storing and trading of recyclable waste in their facilities and in public spaces around them. He noted that such activities not only degrade the city’s aesthetic appeal, but would also disrupt the rights of property owners, contributing to serious environmental hazards. “LAWMA has observed a rising trend…
No fewer than 14 commuters escaped death in an accident that involved a commercial bus and a private car along the Third Mainland Bridge on Thursday. It was gathered from a statement by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, that the accident occurred at the Iyana-Oworonshoki area of the bridge when the commercial bus rammed into the private car. Taofiq blamed the cause of the accident on excessive speeding by the commercial driver which led to a loss of control and the eventual collision. He said, “The Lagos…
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