Health

A Federal High Court, Lagos, has ordered the extradition of one Matthew Chukwuemeka Adebiyi, also known as Matthew Adebiyi, to the United Kingdom to face trial over allegations of murder and drug-related offences. Justice Ayokunle Olayinka Faji, who presided over...

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has welcomed the commissioning of Nigeria’s first dedicated Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) treatment facility in Abuja, describing it as a major milestone in the country’s chemicals and hazardous waste management framework. The facility, inaugurated...

Opay Digital Service Limited, one of the fintech mobile money firms operating in Nigeria, has been dragged before a Federal High Court, Lagos, by one of its numerous clients, over alleged unlawful freezing of his account. The alleged illegal act, the...

On World Cancer Day, themed ‘United by Unique,’ Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has reaffirmed its solidarity with the global community to honour the millions affected by cancer. While advocating for personalised, patient-centred care, CAPPA called on...

A 43 year-old man, Onwuka Sunny, has been convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment, for unlawful dealing in 868 grams of cannabis sativa popularly called marijuana, by a Federal High Court, Lagos,. Onwuka Sunny, was given the jail-term but...

Nigeria’s shift toward a pro-health review of the tax payable by manufacturers of non-alcoholic, sweetened, and carbonated drinks, commonly known as Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs), has reached a critical moment. Last November, the Senate Joint Committee on Finance, Customs and Excise...

IGP Egbetokun A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) be served with Forms 48 and 49, directing him to show cause why an order of committal should not be made...

Members of the Charity Ayo foundation & Some youth who participated in the program A non-governmental organisation, Charity Ayo Foundation, has successfully wrapped up its flagship Teenagers in Tech program, a transformative one-month initiative that empowered over 300...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has commenced full enforcement of the ban on the production and sale of alcohol packaged in sachets and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles below 200 millilitres, following a resolution...

Dispatch Rider Jailed For Distributing Prohibited Drugs  A 33 year-old dispatch rider, Yahaya Nuru, has been convicted and sentenced to a total of 7 years imprisonment, by a Federal High Court, Lagos, over unlawful distribution of large quantities tramadol, a...