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The Lagos State Government has commenced the vaccination of domesticated animals to prevent the spread of Anthrax disease in the state. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture, Olatokunbo Emokpae, said this in a statement on Friday. Emokpae said the government has also enhanced the surveillance of abattoirs and slaughter slabs in the state. Emokpae stated that the vaccination of domesticated animals free of charge will also be conducted alongside the inspection exercise. She, however, urged Lagosians not to go near or touch animals suspected to have contacted the disease and should immediately report cases of symptoms…

Not less than 100 faulty vehicles have been impounded by the Kano Vehicle Inspection Officers in the last six months, including two vehicles owned by its staff. The Kano VIO Director of Road Traffic Department, Hassan Garba, said this on Friday . Garba said the vehicles impounded were both commercial and private, but said commercial vehicles were higher in number. “We are also making sure that the vehicles we arrest are put in good shape before releasing them. What we do is that when we arrest vehicles, we send them for inspection test; and ensure that all the faults are…

The National Coordinator of National AIDS and STDs Control Programme (NASCP) of the federal Ministry of Health, Dr Adebobola Bashorun, has said that about 19 million Nigerians are currently living with hepatitis, He stated this Friday in Abuja during a briefing organised by the ministry to commemorate this year’s World Hepatitis Day. The theme of this year’s commemoration is “One life, one liver.” Hepatitis is a disease that causes an inflammation or damage of the tissues of the liver . The five types of viral hepatitis are A, B, C, D, and E. Bashorun said only 60 per cent of…

Wife of the Ooni of Ife, Olori Aderonke Ademiluyi Ogunwusi has advocated  the need for an enduring synergy among producers of Adire indigenous textile across the South West.  Olori Ogunwusi  said this during a special visit to the Chairman of the National Union of Textile Garment Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) Kampala Sector, Comrade Ibrahim Lawal, at the union Secretariat, at Itire-Ikate LCDA, Lagos. The Ife queen, who is also the Creative Director of Adire Textile Hub in Ife, indicated her interest in building a unifying template that would also showcases the beauty of Yoruba indigenous textile materials…

A former soldier in Bauchi State  has been arrested by the Nigerian Army  on suspicion of supplying weapons to Boko Haram members. The Army joint task force in a report said its troops apprehended the suspect  in Boi, an area situated in the Bogoro Local Government Area (LGA). While the Army did not reveal the identity of the suspect, it said preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect had been dismissed from 5 Brigade Damasak. During the arrest, two pistols, two magazines, and eight rounds of 9 mm ammo were recovered from the individual. “On 18 July…

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Dr Solomon Arase, says the commission will focus on the retraining of police personnel to meet citizens expectations. “Nigerians want to see a responsible police force that can react to complaints, elicit that degree of respect for human rights and be able to win the hearts and minds of the people,” Arase said in Abuja. The PSC chairman who spoke to newsmen on Friday, said training and retraining were key to responsible policing. He therefore said that the PSC would continue to focus on raising the capacity of police personnel…

President Vladimir Putin of Russia has disclosed that  his country will offer preferential loans to enable Nigeria and other  African companies to buy industrial goods from the European country and enjoy after-sales services. He said his government was devising a leasing mechanism tailored for Africa. According to him, the Russian Agency for Export Credit and Investment Insurance would provide insurance for the planned preferential loans. The Russian leader made the disclosure during the ongoing Russia-Africa Summit and Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum holding in St. Petersburg, Russia. According to him, the Russian government is also about…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has released $533.48m for  foreign education between October 2022 and March 2023. PLATFORM TIMES reports that these amounts were  released by banks through the Central Bank of Nigeria . Many Nigerian Students have left the shire of the country for greener pastures and Foreigh Education. This gesture has  continued to put huge pressure on the naira as migrating students have been forced to source dollars from Bureau De Change operators owing to delays by banks to process respective Form A. According to the CBN data obtained from its  latest statistical bulletin,…

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has urged exporters in the country to fully participate in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) to increase the reach of Nigerian goods in the continent. Manufacturers Association of Nigeria Export Promotion Group (MANEG), a subgroup of the MAN, said this at a two-day free export training programme. The Ag. Chairman of MANEG, Odiri Erewa-Meggison, MANEG spoke on the themed ‘Exporting under the AfCFTA’. She said other countries have begun the utilisation of the medium to trade unhindered to fill the market gap in the continent. “The practical implementation of AfCFTA started in…

The removal of the petrol subsidy by President Bola Tinubu is taking a toll on European refiners, according to Reuters. Citing Refinitiv Eikon data, the news agency reported that average monthly West African (WAF) fuel imports plummeted by 56 per cent in the second quarter compared with the first. It revealed that both North America and West Africa, with Nigeria at the top, have been the top two destinations for petrol exports from Europe (which produces more petrol than it uses). The data further disclosed that benchmark profit margins for petrol popularly known as gasoline in northwestern Europe have floated…