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Lagos State Govt to Make Physical Vehicle Inspection Mandatory for Issuance of Roadworthiness Certificate
The Lagos State Government is set to commence the ‘No Inspection, No Certificate of Roadworthiness’ policy by January 2022 as part of measures to improve safety on all roads across the state. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, disclosed this at a meeting held recently at the Vehicle Inspection Service, (VIS) Headquarters, […]
Avoid Smuggled Frozen Poultry, Preserved With Formalin, NAFDAC Warns Consumers
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised consumers to shun smuggled poultry products, saying they are usually preserved with formalin. Formalin is a poisonous chemical popularly used to preserve corpses in mortuaries and other laboratory specimen and it is considered unsuitable for human consumption because it can cause cancer. […]
Nollywood Actor on Sickbed for 20 Years Cries for Help
For almost 20 years running, the dreams of a budding Nigerian actor, Chukwuma Kabarachi Chigaemezu, have been put on hold after he suffered a spinal cord injury in an accident on August 28, 2001 in Lagos, Nigeria. At 42 then, Chukwuma Chigaemezu, who adopted Chukwuma Ugwumba, as his cast name in the movies, was a […]
Ikeja Electric: How Long Will this Affliction Last?
In mid-February, electricity consumers in Orisumbare in Alimosho Local Council Area heaved great sigh of relief. Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC), after almost a year, agreed to restore electricity to the community. This comes after the community was compelled to pay a huge amount of money. It is also worth stressing that several meaningful socio-economic […]
NNPC Says Petrol Price Should Be ₦256/litre in Nigeria
The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, says Nigerians should be paying at least ₦256 per litre for petrol as the country cannot sustain subsidy payment with the high volume of daily consumption. Kyari disclosed this on Wednesday, June 23 at a stakeholders meeting organised by the NNPC to stop […]
NAFDAC to Register, Certify Premises of Chemical Manufacturers
A statement released on Sunday, June 20, 2021 by the agency’s resident media consultant, Olusayo Akintola, stated that NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this during a virtual stakeholders’ meeting with chemical manufacturers. A statement released on Sunday, June 20, 2021 by the agency’s resident media consultant, Olusayo Akintola, stated that NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed […]
Lagos State Govt to Make Physical Vehicle Inspection Mandatory for Issuance of Roadworthiness Certificate
The Lagos State Government is set to commence the ‘No Inspection, No Certificate of Roadworthiness’ policy by January 2022 as part of measures to...
AI Backpack Enables the Blind to Walk Without a Guide
A team of researchers at the University of Georgia, USA, has developed a backpack equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) that allows a visually-impaired person...
Higher Levels of Omega-3 in the Blood Increase Life Expectancy by Almost Five Years
Levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the blood are as good a predictor of mortality from any cause as smoking, according to a study involving the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), in...
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Economic Diversification and the Wealth of Nations: Lessons and the Path...
“Diversify the economy” is a standing mantra in Nigeria’s national discourse. It is at once the promised goal of every government in office and...
How Consumers Suffer When We Depend on Importation , By Adesina...
Adebayo Ahmed Okoro started the day early, having set his alarm clock (MADE IN FINLAND) for 6 a.m. While his teapot (MADE IN CHINA)...
