Zambia’s drug regulator, on Friday, announced the recall of a batch of cough syrup manufactured by Johnson & Johnson after tests showed it contained a harmful toxic substance. The Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority said it has recalled Benylin pediatric cough syrup. The syrup is used for the relief of cough in children, following laboratory analysis. […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde A renowned philanthropist, Chief Tunde Fanimokun, has donated an ultra-modern entrepreneurship centre to Yaba College of Technology in honour of the industrialist and philanthropist, late Chief Wahab Iyanda Folawiyo. TheNewsZenith reports that the legacy project had its groundbreaking in the institution’s main campus in commemoration of the donor’s eightieth birthday celebration. Fanimokun, […]
Israeli aircraft killed three sons of Hamas’ top political leader in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. IDF were striking high-stakes targets at a time when Israel is holding delicate cease-fire negotiations with the Hamas group. Hamas said four of the leader’s grandchildren were also killed. Ismail Haniyeh ’s sons are among the highest-profile figures to […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Wema Bank PLC has announced its full Year 2023 Audited financial statement, recording a profit before tax growth of 196 per cent from ₦14.75 billion to N43.59 billion. The bank also proposed a dividend of 50 kobo per share; up from 30 kobo in 2022. It recorded deposit growth of 60 per […]
From Our Correspondent The All Farmer’s Association of Nigeria (AFAN) Akwa Ibom State Chapter, has appointed a new Head of Media to handle it’s Publicity and media relations. The new spokesman is Mr Samuel Akpan, the immediate past General Manager of Inspiration 105.9 FM, Uyo. The State Chairman of AFAN, Prince Bassey Inwang, announced […]
At least 91 people died after an overloaded boat capsized near the Island of Mozambique in Mozambique’s northern province of Nampula on Sunday, the state-run Radio Mozambique (RM) reported. The fatal victims include children, and another 34 people were missing, the report said. It added that rescuers found five survivors. The vessel was a makeshift […]
From Khabab Abdulfatah The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Ogun State branch has declared an indefinite strike, beginning from Monday, April 8. JUSUN Chairman and Publicity Secretary, Comrades Ajiboye Olanrewaju and Adewale Adenekan respectively gave notice of the industrial strike in a statement on Sunday in Abeokuta. The declaration is to press home their […]
From Our Correspondent The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrested an India-bound passenger at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja for allegedly ingesting 80 wraps of cocaine. Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesman announced in a statement, on Sunday, that the passenger was to board a Doha-bound flight en-route Delhi, on March 31. According […]
From Our Correspondent The Oyo State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) says it is collaborating with traditional institutions to stop open defecation in the Ibarapa zone of the state. Mr Adeduntan Adeniyi, the agency’s General Manager (GM), announced the plan during a sensitisation workshop for critical stakeholders on WASH Implementation in Ibarapa East […]
Egyptian inflation is forecast to have ticked up in March as prices adjust to a currency devaluation and an interest rate hike early in the month. This is followed by an increase in fuel prices two weeks later, a Reuters poll showed on Saturday. The austerity measures are linked to a $8 billion financial support […]