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Adetutu Sobowale The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has assured the public that the implicated Indomie Instant Noodles ‘Special Chicken Flavour’ is not registered for sale in Nigeria. In response to recent recalls in Malaysia and Taiwan due to the alleged presence of the carcinogenic compound ethylene oxide, NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, stated that swift actions were being taken to investigate the presence of ethylene oxide in Indomie noodles and other brands of instant noodles offered for sale to Nigerians. Prof. Adeyeye gave this assurance on Tuesday in a statement released on its…

Aminat Gusanu The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide has called on the Federal Government to allocate oil blocks in the Northern parts such as  Gombe, Bauchi, Nasarawa and Kogi to people from the Niger Delta. IYC  stated  that the gesture  would further enhance unity, cooperation, and economic integration in the country. The  President, Peter Timothy Igbifa, in a statement released on Tuesday in Port Harcourt to mark Workers’ Day, stressed the need for Niger Delta people to own and operate oil blocks in the North since most oil block licenses in the Niger Delta are owned by northerners. Igbifa said since…

Sodiq Mojibola The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has said that Evacuation process for Nigerians in Egypt will begin after the intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari. The NiDCOM made this known in a Twitter post on Monday stating that the Egyptian government has opened its border to Nigerians fleeing Sudan. The post reads: “With the intervention of President Buhari, Egypt has finally opened its border to Nigerians fleeing Sudan. With an Airforce plane already on the ground in Aswan, Egypt, the processing of the first set of evacuees will begin.” Evacuation buses conveying stranded Nigerians from the war-torn country had…

FIFA has hinted that the 2023 Women’s World Cup may not be shown on Major European countries’ TV stations. FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, while speaking on Monday said the European broadcasters have offered unreasonable prices for media rights of broadcasting the tournament. Infantino threatened a television blackout of the Women’s World Cup in European countries unless broadcasters improve their offers for rights. Infantino had in October criticized broadcasters who he said had offered “100 times less” to screen the Women’s World Cup compared to the men’s tournament.Less than three months before the start of the tournament in Australia and New…

Sodiq Mojibola Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured Lagos State residents of cost-efficient transportation through the introduction of electric buses. The governor stated that the new electric buses which can travel at 280km at full charge will reduce the emissions of carbon which are environmental hazards. Sanwo-Olu added that introduction of the first set of electric buses set-off his plan to modernise the state through enhancement of operation in all sectors. “Our new electric buses will not only reduce carbon emissions but will also increase efficiency. This means that Lagosians can say goodbye to high fuel costs and hello…

The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has shed light on his reported arrest in London’s Heathrow Airport during the last Easter Holidays. Obi spoke during an Arise News interview on Monday. The LP Presidential candidate in the last election disclosed that he was questioned for 20 minutes and  was allowed to go . Obi also spoke on the charge of treason raised against him by the minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammad. He said “I was stopped for a routine immigration check in the UK because it appears that my identity was duplicated by…

By Dr. Gbenga Adeoye Let me start with three proverbs, if they don’t want you in a city, do not raise song. If you do, nobody will join you to sing it. Tax is not something people enjoy to pay especially when they cannot see corresponding benefits; Hence, making it difficult is like someone not wanted in a city raising songs.(Yoruba Proverb) The second proverb is that a man they want to roast as suya that rub palm oil on his body and then stand beside fire thereby making the work of those who want to roast him easy. When…

The Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, on Monday shocked  representatives of President Muhammadu Buhari as they led  workers to  celebrat  Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi at the Eagle Square gathering of the May Day celebration. PLATFORM TIMES President Buhari was  represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha. Other  senior officials of the Federal Government present at the ongoing celebrations were the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Alhaji Mohammed Bello, women affairs, Mrs Paullen Tallen; and Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige among top members of the ruling…

A suspected human trafficking has been arrested for attempting to take two underage girls out of the country, The suspect was nabbed by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) operatives attached to the Alimosho Passport Office,Lagos state . The Passport Control Officer (PCO), Mrs. Ayoola Malaolu,Confirmed the arrest of the suspected trafficker. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the alleged trafficker had taken the girls to the passport office claiming they were her daughters in a bid to procure international passports for them. But, she was busted when she could not reconcile the woman’s age with those of the two girls she claimed…

The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on Monday, says his administration has paid workers’ salaries up to date. The governor also said his government has cleared the seven months’ salary arrears owed by the previous administration of Segun Mimiko . Akeredolu said this during the Workers’ Day celebration held in the state on Monday. He commended the state civil servants for their resilience and dedication to service. The governor said the dedication of the civil servants to service had engendered optimum service delivery to the people of the state. According to him, the leadership of organised labour in the…