Counterfeit Coglaet Toothpaste Sparks Nationwide Mop-Up by NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched a…
Counterfeit Coglaet Toothpaste Sparks Nationwide Mop-Up by NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched a nationwide surveillance and mop-up operation following the discovery of unregistered and suspected counterfeit toothpaste products bearing the “Coglaet” brand in Kaduna State, in what the agency describes as a potential risk to public health and safety. The development stems from…
Iran Accuses US Of Bad Faith as Ceasefire Deadline Nears
Iran’s Foreign Ministry declared Monday that Washington is not genuinely pursuing a diplomatic resolution to the weeks-long war, accusing the United States of repeated ceasefire violations that have undermined fragile truce efforts. Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, speaking at a weekly press briefing in Tehran, said American actions “do not in any way indicate seriousness…
SEC Approves Longer Trading Window For NGX
The Nigerian Exchange Limited has extended its daily trading session to seven hours, effective Monday, 27 April 2026, as the bourse moves to deepen liquidity and align more closely with global market standards. Trading will now commence at 9:00am and close at 4:00pm West Africa Time, replacing the previous four-hour, thirty-minute window that ran…
Rights Groups Condemn NBC’s ‘Censorship’ of Broadcast Media
A formal notice issued by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on April 17, 2026, warning broadcasters against expressing personal opinions, allegedly intimidating guests, or deviating from neutrality, has triggered sharp condemnation from former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), and Amnesty International. The commission, citing a rise in breaches of…
Nigeria Pays 4x Higher Debt Interest Rates , Says G-24’s Masha
Developing economies including Nigeria continue to pay interest rates three to four times higher than advanced countries, a disparity driven by weak revenue structures and risk assessment methodologies that ignore long-term economic potential, the Director of the Intergovernmental Group of 24 (G-24), Dr. Iyabo Masha, has said. Masha made the disclosure on Friday during…
SSANU: No Deal on 30% Salary Increase
A 30 per cent salary increase has been approved for non-academic staff of federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, according to a government directive that has already triggered pushback from one of the major unions representing the affected workers. The approval, conveyed in a letter dated March 30, 2026, and signed by Minister…
Nigerian Star Oba Femi Retires Brock Lesnar at WM42
Isaac Odugbesan, the Lagos-born WWE superstar known to millions as Oba Femi, achieved what few in professional wrestling could have predicted—defeating 10-time WWE Champion Brock Lesnar in under five minutes during his WrestleMania debut on Sunday. The match, which stood among the headline bouts of WrestleMania 42, concluded with Lesnar removing his wrestling gear…
IMF Backs Nigeria’s N4.65tn Bank Recapitalisation
The International Monetary Fund has offered a definitive endorsement of Nigeria’s freshly concluded bank recapitalisation programme, describing the policy as a timely buffer against global oil volatility and a cornerstone for the country’s projected 4.1 per cent economic expansion in 2026. During the 2026 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF in…
Pope Leo: “Tyrants” Speech Not Aimed at Trump
Pope Leo XIV has clarified that a speech he delivered in Cameroon condemning “tyrants” ransacking the world was written well before recent criticism from United States President Donald Trump and was never intended as a response to the American leader. Speaking to journalists on Saturday while travelling to Angola for the next leg of his…
Iran Reverses Hormuz Reopening, Accuses US Of Blockade Breach
Iran’s central military command reimposed control over the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, reversing an earlier reopening of the strategic waterway and accusing the United States of breaking a promise to lift its naval blockade of Iranian ports. The announcement, carried on state television, came just hours after the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations…