•Styrofoam The Oyo State Government today banned the use of styrofoam for food services, storage, and other related purposes. The State House of Assembly had, on Thursday, February 8, 2024, urged the state government to ban the use of styrofoam for food purposes in the state, reports The PUNCH. It, therefore, inaugurated the Food Safety [&hell...
The silent war between the Federal Government of Nigeria and that of Niger Republic is getting deeper as the government of the Francophone African country has singled out all flights from Nigeria for total ban from its airspace. The ban which was contained in circular issued by the Bureau Notam International De L’Quest African to […]
In a move to solve the foreign exchange crisis in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says Personal and Basic Travel Allowances will only be paid through electronic channels and not by cash. The Director of Trade and Exchange Department at the apex bank, Hassan Mahmud, made this known in a circular dated […]
•Selina Robinson British Columbia, a province in Canada, has banned new colleges from enrolling international students, including students from Nigeria for two years. The province said its decision to place the ban was to address exploitative practices within the education system, reports AFP. British Columbia is a western province in Canada, ...
•LAWMA workers clearing plastics from a canal in Lagos Lagos State Government today announced a ban on the usage and distribution of Styrofoam and other single use plastics in the state with immediate effect. This was announced by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab in a statement he personally signed. Accor...
Ethiopian Airline has said passengers boarding any of its flights from Nigeria won’t be allowed to bring ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags. Ghana-must-go bags are popular sac-like load carriers in Nigeria that come in different sizes and colours and are preferred by many travelers due to their durability and affordability. According to a letter seen by our...
•PM Rishi Sunak Possessing laughing gas to get a psychoactive high became illegal in Britain on Wednesday, with serial offenders facing up to two years in prison and dealers up to 14 years. The sale of small canisters of nitrous oxide has proliferated in recent decades, as young people in particular inhale the drug recreationally […]
•Olukoyede The new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has directed that sting operations at night time be stopped in all the Commands of the Commission. According to a statement by the EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the directive is in line with the newly-reviewed procedures on [&he...

