The National Food and Drugs Agency of Nigeria has uncovered an illegal production site for counterfeit alcoholic beverages on Offin Road, Balogun, Lagos Island. A statement issued by the agency said the feat was achieved while acting on a complaint. The team said it discovered a shop repurposed for producing and packaging fake alcoholic drinks...
•Zulum and Tinubu Borno State governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has alleged that only Lagos and Rivers states stand the chance of benefitting from President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform bills. The governor who appeared as a guest on Channels Television last night, said the position was based on research and calculations by northern governors. He ...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has uncovered ₦300m worth of counterfeit medicines during a raid at Tyre Village in the Trade Fair Complex in Lagos State. NAFDAC disclosed this in a statement and photos shared on X.com today. The statement partly read, “The operation led to the seizure of fake […]
The United Kingdom has launched Africa’s biggest visa application centre in Lagos State. It was opened yesterday through the UK’s new commercial partner – VFS Global. Residents of Nigeria travelling to the UK can now book appointments to submit their visa applications via VFS Global’s new state-of-the-art Visa Application Centres (VAC) located...
•The National Arts Theater, Iganmu, Lagos The stage is set for the biggest gathering of local and international entertainers in Lagos, as the National Theatre will, between December 13 and 14, play host to high ranking personalities. The country’s commercial nerve centre of Lagos is expected to have the rendezvous with history. “The National T...
The driver of a Toyota Camry, registration number LSR 293 HJ, at Mile 2 escaped death after a 40-ft loaded container fell onto it at Mile 2, en route to Apapa, Lagos State today. In a statement by Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq said […]
•Oba of Benin, Ewuare II The Palace of Oba of Benin has distanced itself from a planned dramatisation of the Igue Festival by the Association for Cultural and Economic Renaissance of Edo (ACERE). The foregoing is contained in a statement issued by Mr Osaigbovo Iguobaro, the Chief Press Secretary to the Oba of Benin, yesterday. […]
•Fake alcohol packaging centres in Lagos The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has uncovered counterfeit alcohol packaging centres at Article Market, Abule-Osun, Lagos State, seizing items worth an estimated ₦2 billion. A NAFDAC statement today via X noted that, during the operation, over 50,000 fake branded labels a...
•Gabriel during one of the workshops All is now set for a two-day high-level Export Capacity Building Workshop organised by the Manufacturers Resource Centre Ltd in collaboration with Success Africa & Other Continents Limited. The Workshop tagged ‘Export by Sea, Road, and Air Made Easy – ECOWAS, AfCFTA, AGOA, UK’s DCTS, and Diaspora ...
•Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu In a bid to improve safety and sanity among the motoring public operating on Lagos roads, the State Government, through Lagos State Driver’s Institute (LASDRI) has recognised and awarded thirty(30) professional drivers for safety compliance and exemplary conduct. Speaking at the Year 2024 Drivers Recognition and Aw...

