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NAFDAC urges Nigerians to be supportive in fighting counterfeit products in the country. The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday in Abuja arrested five persons for selling counterfeit cosmetics. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the arrest was made at the Garki and Wuse axis, during an enforcement to curb substandard goods. Speaking with newsmen after the enforcement, Embugushiki-Musa Godiya , NAFDAC Head of Investigation and Enforcement, Federal Taskforce, said that the arrested persons would be investigated. Godiya said that NAFDAC would work to ensure that fake cosmetics and other counterfeit products were completely wiped out of the country. He said that the agency had been investigating some of these counterfeit cosmetics, following intelligence reports, adding that some of these products were illegally imported into the country, despite security at the border. “NAFDAC is present in all the ports of entry of the cou

The bags of grains were handed over the items to the state government in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. The Federal Government has handed over 23,982 bags of assorted food commodities to Kebbi government for onward distribution to vulnerable people to cushion the effect of the high cost of food in the country. The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Hajiya Zubaida Umar, handed over the items to the State Government of Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. “ We are here to hand-over the food items to the State Government for onward distribution to identified deserving beneficiaries in the communities through constituted committees in each of the local government areas of the state. “It is worthy to note that based on the allocation table, Kebbi has been allocated: 462 MT of maize (9,240 bags of 50kg), 537.6 MT of sorghum (10,752 bags of 50kg), and 199.5 MT of millet (3,990 bags of 50kg) “The above food items will be shared equally to all the 21 local government a

The commission alleged that the defendants Maleke’s musical works and sound recordings with subsisting copyright, known as “caller ring back tunes” without authorisation. The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), on Tuesday, accused Karl Toriola, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd; of evading service of court documents in the alleged copyright infringement suit. The NCC’s lawyer, Gladys Ojo , made the allegation before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Ekwo had, on April 29, fixed today for Toriola and other co-defendants to take their plea following his failure to appear in court on the last adjourned date for their arraignment. NAN reports that the NCC had, in a charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/111/2024, sued MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd; Toriola; MTN Senior Executive Officer, Nkeakam Abhulimen ; Fun Mobile Ltd, a telecommunications service provider; and

The police force was said to have created a unit in 2015 to handle complaints against police officers from members of the public. The Police have urged Nigerians to take advantage of its Complaint Response Unit, at the Force Headquarters, to report the misconduct of its officers. The Head of the unit, CSP El-Musta Sanni, made the appeal at a Summit organised in Abuja by the Public Complaints Commission (PCC) in collaboration with the Foundation for Youth Empowerment and Social Justice. Sanni said that the unit was created in 2015 to handle complaints against police officers from members of the public. He said, so far, from the first quarter of 2024, the unit had received 459 complaints from members of the public against officers and men, through its social media platforms. He further explained that 265 of the cases had been resolved while 195 were still being handled by the police. According to him, “It takes the Unit 21 days to receive and conclude investigations on all complai

This act will enable the FG leverage and properly manage the vast assets of the NYSC and make strategic investments in various sectors. The Federal Government says it plans to empower at least 5,000 Corps members with ₦10 million each to fund their entrepreneurial ventures upon passing out of the NYSC scheme. The Minister of Youth Development, Dr Jamila Ibrahim , revealed this on Monday in Abuja, during the opening ceremony of the maiden meeting of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) management with heads of Corps Producing Institutions (CPI) in Nigeria. According to her, this is in line with the proposed NYSC reforms which will take place soon, adding that it was different from the Nigerian Youth Investment Fund programme for 2024. “ I will be inaugurating a team to undertake the review, restructuring and reforms of the NYSC. “The thrust of these reforms will be centred on imbuing participants with an entrepreneurship mindset and making skills development the core of the programm

Over 500 illegal structures and shanties, sitting on the road corridor have been marked for demolition. The Department of Development Control, FCT Administration (FCTA) has served 24-hour demolition notices to operators of illegal markets and shanties along Karmo – Dei-Dei Road corridor. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that over 500 illegal structures and shanties, sitting on the road corridor have been marked for demolition. Garba Jibril , the Sector Monitor and Assistant Director in the department who led the exercise in Abuja on Monday, said that the affected owners have been served with several notices. Jibril added that the Director of Development Control, Mukhtar Galadima , had held a sensitisation meeting with the stakeholders. He explained that demolishing the illegal structures was necessary because they constituted nuisance on the road in addition to heavy traffic, especially on their market days. He added that their activities were equally emitting environmental