Worried by the increasing cases of suicide in the country, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced the ban on the sale of Sniper and other brands of agricultural formulations of Dichlorvos. The directive was issued by the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, in a statement made available to the press.
As part of efforts to ensure availability of the Nigerian e-passport, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday 11th July 2019 cancelled all e-passport printing contracts abroad. The job will now rest on the oars of the Nigerian Security Printing & Minting Company (NSPMC).
Barely two days after members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria, popularly known as Shiites staged a violent protest at the National Assembly, shooting some police officers and vandalizing properties, the aggrieved youths have returned to the streets of Abuja for fresh protest.
In follow up to Shiite-Police clash which poses a threat to the peace of the National Assembly complex and Nigeria at large, the Members of the House of Representative has yesterday urged the federal government to obey existing court order over the detained leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky to ease the unending protest by the group.
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday has gone furious over the continued killing of Nigerian citizens in South Africa and have warned their government to arrest the situation otherwise there will be grave consequences.
President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has reacted to the United Nations’ query against human rights abuses, handling of El-Zakzaky/Shiites agitation, killings among others, daily post reports.
