FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROVES 758 BILLION NAIRA BOND TO SETTLE PENSION LIABILITIES
The National Pension Commission, PenCom, has announced that a ₦758 billion Federal Government bond has been approved to settle outstanding pension liabilities under the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS.
FCCPC ORDERS MULTICHOICE NIGERIA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT SUBSCRIPTION PRICES UNTIL INVESTIGATION IS CONCLUDED
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has directed MultiChoice Nigeria to maintain its current subscription prices for DStv and GOtv services until the ongoing investigation into its proposed price hike is concluded.
NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH ALERTS ON EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, NIMR, has called for heightened vigilance, screening in febrile patients, and increased funding to combat the growing threat of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, particularly viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) and drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB).
FCCPC LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO HIGH COST OF DRUG PRICES
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has launched an inquiry into the high cost and variation of drug prices in Nigeria’s pharmaceutical and healthcare sector. This move is in line with the Commission’s mandate to promote fair business practices and safeguard consumer interests, as empowered by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018.
ROMANIAN FAR-RIGHT CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENCY TAKEN FOR QUESTIONING
Far-right populist Calin Georgescu has been detained by police as part of an inquiry by prosecutors into election campaign fraud after he came from nowhere to win the first round of last year’s presidential election.
TRADERS SUE NAFDAC AND SON OVER ONITSHA DRUG MARKET CLOSURE
Four traders at Ogbo Ogwu Bridge Head Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, have dragged the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, the NAFDAC Zonal Director, South-East, Dr Martins Iluyomade and the Anambra State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to a Federal High Court sitting in Awka, over unlawful interference in their fundamental human rights.
NERC DIRECTS ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES TO REFUND CUSTOMERS FOR METERS PURCHASE UNDER MAP
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed all electricity distribution companies to publish the refunds made to customers who purchased meters under the Meter Asset Providers (MAP) scheme.
TRUMP TO SELL GOLD CARD US VISAS FOR $ 5 MILLION
The US president said sales of the new visa, a high-price version of the traditional green card, would bring in job creators.
SUDAN ARMY ENDS TWO-YEAR SIEGE OF KEY CITY
The Sudanese army has broken a nearly two-year siege imposed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the southern state capital of el-Obeid.
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE TASKS FORCE TO REDUCE CRIME BY 50%
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has mandated all commands of the Nigeria Police Force to implement a comprehensive action plan aimed at reducing crime rates by 50% in 2025.