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Indofood, makers of Indomie instant noodles, has reacted to a recall of its products in Taiwan and Malaysia over an increased cancer risk. Health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan said they had detected ethylene oxide, a compound, in Indomie’s “special chicken” flavor noodles. Ethylene oxide is a colourless, odourless gas that is used to […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has asked a federal high court in Abuja to dismiss a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against President-elect Bola Tinubu. The PDP and Dino Melaye, a chieftain of the party, had filed an order of mandamus to compel the NDLEA to arrest and […]

Three Nigerians have been extradited to the US for allegedly engaging in a “multimillion-dollar inheritance fraud” targeted at elderly Americans. The suspects are Kennedy Ikponmwosa, Iheanyichukwu Jonathan Abraham and Jerry Chucks Ozor. According to the US department of justice, Ikponmwosa was extradited to the country from Spain, while Abraham and Ozor were […]

The federal government has defended the amount spent on buses to evacuate Nigerians from Sudan amid the ongoing unrest in the country. On Wednesday, Geoffery Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, said all 40 buses that would be used to transport Nigerians from Sudan cost about $1.2 million. The minister said the high […]

The Nigerian embassy in Sudan says it will commence the second phase of the evacuation of Nigerians in the country today.  The embassy, on Friday, issued a statement signed by HY Garko, the charge d’affaires, explaining the modalities for evacuation. Garki said interested Nigerians are expected to converge at Al-Razi university (Al-Azhari) […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the forthcoming census. The exercise was billed to take place across the country between May 3 and 5. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, announced the postponement in a statement issued on Saturday. He said the new date for the census will […]

Lauretta Onochie, chairperson of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board, has disowned a $15 billion memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the management of the commission and Atlanta Global Resources Inc., a US-based firm. The deal, which was signed on Tuesday, is for the construction of a mega rail line that would connect […]

Solomon Arase, chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), says he will end the feud existing between the commission and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The PSC chairman described the rift as embarrassing, saying it is fueled largely by misconceptions and suspicion. In a statement on Friday, Ikechukwu Ani, PSC spokesperson, quoted […]