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 ...
The UK will introduce legislation to ban disposable e-cigarettes in order to tackle a rise in youth vaping, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was to announce today, reports AFP. “As any parent or teacher knows, one of the most worrying trends at the moment is the rise in vaping among children, and so we must act […]
•Rocio Galvez and Luis Rubiales Disgraced former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales will be banned from the game for three years, world football governing body FIFA confirmed today after rejecting his appeal. “The Appeal Committee was comfortably satisfied that Mr Rubiales behaved in a manner contrary to the principles enshrined under … the ...
•Akinlade Olutunji The National President of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society, Akinlade Olutunji, has said that no state governor in Nigeria has the legal right to ban mining activities in their states. He said that the mining act is found in the executive list and under the control of the federal government, reports Daily […...
•Used plastic containers at a dumpsite The federal government says that the ban of some plastic materials is inevitable, even as it urged Nigerians to be prepared for “wholistic circular management of our waste”. The Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Salako, made this known in a statement yesterday. He said the decision of the […...
•Wike The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), in a measure to stem the tide of taxi robberies otherwise known as ‘One chance’, has said it would soon begin the recertification of all taxis as well as ride-hailing services like Uber and Bolt. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike disclosed this at a […]...
•Toney Ivan Toney will captain Brentford when he returns against Nottingham Forest tomorrow after an eight-month ban for breaching gambling regulations. Toney’s suspension ended this week and he took to social media to celebrate by posting a GIF of a man holding his arms aloft, with the slogan “free!” on the bottom of the image. […]...
•Bawa Naibi Uneasy calm pervades residents of Suleja, a commercial city in Niger State bordering the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja and dominated by non-indigenous Nigerlites as the Chairman, Alhaji Isiyaku Bawa Naibi has vowed to enforce a fraction of the Shariah law forbidding sales and consumption of alcohol. The development is comi...
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