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FCTC

28 Nov
While Nigeria has signed the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), which aims to reduce substance use, the country still lacks specific regulations and guidelines for the product.

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As Nigerians continue to pay more for egg, beef, chicken, fish and other animal proteins despite government’s promises to beat down prices, the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has earmarked the sum of N44,003,500 for expansion
6 mins ago
The rising rate of insurance claim defaults is unsettling in the sector, and the insured is fast pitching against the insurers.
6 mins ago
With Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) violating the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act brazenly, there is a compelling need for defaulting public institutions to be heavily sanctioned for sanity to reign and for an open society to be guaranteed.
7 mins ago
The decision by the Kaduna State government to negotiate a peace deal with terrorists that have virtually taken over five local government areas of the state as well as render major highways dangerous to ply, is on the face of it, a welcome step.
7 mins ago
The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele has called for the implementation of the tax reform bills by mid-2025, noting that the current system is holding the country hostage and needs to be fixed.
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In response to the consumer price inflation report for December 2024, which put inflation at is34.8 per cent, the Nigeria equities market closed last week trading on a downturn as investors lost N1.4 trillion in five trading days.
8 mins ago
Despite December being a slower month for real estate activity, last year’s festive season was different. It rekindled opportunities for buyers and sellers and showcased increased demand for short-let rentals.
11 mins ago
In the first nine months of last year, the earnings per share (EPS) of FBN Holdings Plc, the parent company of First Bank of Nigeria Limited as well as its profit grew by 125 per cent year-on-year (Y/Y).
15 mins ago
The immediate past Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has not hidden his ambition to contest the governorship election in 2027. But his first step to galvanising support towards his ambition was not only strategically...
16 mins ago
Despite the involvement of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and alleged surveillance monitoring of electricity infrastructure, 18 transmission towers have been destroyed in the past five days.