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The Federal Government on Thursday revealed that Nigeria will spend N22.4 billion feeding inmates in correctional centres nationwide. This is according to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, who disclosed this at a two-day High Conference on Decongestion and Corrections…

The Director General, Budget Office of the Federation, Mr Ben Akabueze has said Nigeria is fast exceeding its limited borrowing space. Akabueze stated this at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, during the induction of newly-elected lawmakers of the 10th National Assembly, on Wednesday. He…

The federal government is insisting that the owners of Motor Tanker (MT) Heroic Idun, must pay the sum of $15 million, about N6.92 billion as restitution to Nigeria for engaging in illegal bunkering in the nation’s waters before the vessel and her…

The national leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have agreed to suspend their ongoing industrial action in Imo State to enable peaceful resolution of all outstanding issues in an atmosphere of mutuality. The decision is contained in…

The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has commenced the disbursement of N100,000 and Dignity Packs to each of the Nigerian returnees from Sudan. The money and the Dignity Packs were given out to the evacuees upon arrival at the airport in Abuja yesterday.    All…

Sonia, the daughter of embattled former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu said she feels guilty that her parents were convicted because they were looking for ways to find a solution to her health condition. The Ekweremadu’s daughter stated this in an interview with…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has refuted reports making the rounds online that it has banned Indomie Instant Noodles. The regulatory body said Monday through its Director-General, Prof Mrs Mojisola Adeyeye, that: “NAFDAC did not ban Indomie Instant…

The management of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that it is expanding its test for the presence of the killer seasoning, ethylene oxide, to other brands of instant noodles offered for sale to Nigerians.The regulatory…

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reiterated that importation of Indomie noodles is banned in Nigeria. Director-general of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who made this known in a statement on Monday, said the product is one of…