•Trump Former President Donald Trump says he believes abortion should be left to the states in a video released today outlining his position after months of mixed messages and speculation. “Many people have asked me what my position is on abortion and abortion rights,” Trump said in the video posted on his Truth Social site. […]...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is yet to resume visa services for Nigerian citizens wishing to visit the country. Several news outlets (not The Frontier) had reported that UAE on March 4 lifted the visa restriction on Nigerian travellers. But Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, refuted the viral ...
The federal government has declared its intention to review the ban on alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and PET bottles that are less than 200mls. This followed a peaceful protest staged at the Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja today, Wednesday, February 21, by the members of the Food, Beverage & Tobacco Senior Staff Association (FO...
•Packs of styrofoam containers filled with food The Lagos State Government will tomorrow, Monday, February 19 commence the full enforcement of the ban on the usage and distribution of Styrofoam food containers all over the state. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on Friday while meeting wit...
Members of the Food, Beverage and Tobacco Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has given the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) 14 days to reverse its ban on sachet alcohol. The association, an affiliate of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), issued the threat during a protest at the NAFDAC headquarters in [&helli...
•Prof Moji Adeyeye The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, yesterday, said there was no going back on the ban of the importation, manufacture, distribution, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages in sachets, PET, and glass bottles of 200ml and below. NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, insisted that the ba...
•Governor Bago Chika Otuchikere writes that although Niger State Government has denied the ban on alcoholic drinks, some local governments are insisting that the drinks remain banned in their areas, reports The PUNCH Niger State is a signatory to the Islamic Sharia law which allows the Islamic or Sharia law to operate side by side […]...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has commenced the enforcement of the ban on the importation, manufacture, distribution, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages in sachets, PET, and glass bottles of 200ml and below. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, stated this today at a press conference in Ab...
•Packs of styrofoam containers filled with food The federal government is set to ban single-use plastic products (SUPs) and styrofoam in ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Salako, gave the indication in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, during a workshop and capacity building for chemicals...
•Gov Sanwo-Olu and Prof Kila A Professor of Strategy and Development and Director at the Commonwealth Institute of Advanced and Professional Studies Prof Anthony Kila has urged Lagosians to go to court to get an injunction and to sue the Lagos State Government over the ban on Styrofoam and single-use plastics. The renowned political economist ...