GLOBAL COMMUNITY REPORTERS

Millions of Nigerians were left stranded and frustrated on Friday when Automated Teller Machines in most banks across the country dispensed less cash in some cases and failed to dispense cash in some other instances.

By Jonathan Eze The menace posed by the influx of adulterated products in Nigeria is becoming increasingly alarming. SON, in company of security agents and representatives of some news media visited the warehouses at the Kirikiri area of Lagos. The operation led by the Director of the organisation Inspectorate and Compliance Monitoring, Bede Obayi, was quite revealing. It was obvious that the importer who is already in police custody does not and can never know the quantities and brands of products he has in the warehouses because each of the flats and even staircases were filled and stocked to the brim with different products majority of which had expired. The war against fake products should not be left alone in the hands of the officials of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) because like wildfire, the zeal and zest of some wicked and callous individuals and organisations in making Nigeria home for their nefarious activities is burning and it must be c

The Federal Government has issued directives targeted at phasing out the sale and consumption of alcohol in sachets and polyethylene terephthalate, PET, bottles. The goal is to reduce availability and curb abuse. Effective January 31 2021, producers of alcohol in sachets and small bottles are to reduce production by 50 per cent of capacity prior to January 2020. Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general of the National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, disclosed this in a statement. Adeyeye said uncontrolled access and availability of high concentration alcohol in sachet and small volume PET or glass bottles contribute to substance and alcohol abuse in Nigeria. She added that NAFDAC and the ministry of health have engaged major shareholders and have reached certain agreements. She said the food agency will no longer register new products in sachet and small volume PET or glass bottles with contents above 30 percent alcohol by volume (ABV). “These concerns relate t

All star President Amadi Ogbonnaya presenting dictionaries and mathematical sets to students of Agbara community high school Edu, Agbara and Agbara grammar school Agbara today. Rotary Club of Agbara, the club that cherish sound education as the key to success, took charge in further extending an outstanding hand of service to the younger generations by supporting their studies and research with the donation of Oxford Advance Learned Dictionary and Mathematical sets. Agbara community Junior High School, Edu. Benefited from this and they felt so happy and delighted for the support given from the club and the principal Mrs. Adeyemi promise to always feed the club back on the progress of the students. The Rotary Club of Agbara, Rotary District 9110, under the Leadership of The All Star President, Rotn. Amadi Ogbonnaya flanked by the Incoming President Rotn. Bar Shina Ogunyale and President Elect Rotn. Tussy Afam-Obi and other members of the clu

The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday in Lagos raised alarm over the impending dangers shipwrecks posed on the Nigerian waters. The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command, Rear Adm. Oladele Daji, raised the alarm at a news conference held at the Base in Apapa, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondent who was part of the on-the-spot assessment team, saw the dangers posed by the shipwrecks on the Lagos-Badagry Waters. According to Daji, the area that is mostly affected is the Tin Can Island, Kirikiri, Navy Town and bad portion of the Badagry Creek. “The hazard associated with these wrecks is that most often, especially during high water, they are submerged and hardly visible to mariners and , therefore, pose greatest threats during this period of time. “Apart from endangering shipping, most of the wrecks also constitute environmental pollution and hazards. “I do not think it portrays us as a country with laws and regulations in good li

Residents of Iba Community have been implored to put to good use the newly rehabilitated Primary Health Care [PHC] centre in the area and also ensure its full utilization.

The year has indeed started well for our Editor UCHECHUKWU DANIEL OKECHUKWU. from the successful publishing of his third book on the 1st of January 2022 titled- THE FOUR STONES On Amazon, Kindle, Smashwords, Drafts2Digital and Lulu book publishing companies- you all know how hard that can be right? to the achievement of another Leadership Training Certificate on the 2nd of January 2022. Wow! We give glory to God. BELOW IS THE LINK TO PURCHASE HIS E-BOOKS ONLINE. https://l.facebook.com/l.php... Thank you for reading. Kindly share also.

A fatal accident occurred Saturday morning in Makurdi, the Benue State capital and claimed two lives, while one person was critically injured.

There was pandemonium at Tundunwada, Lugbe a satellite town in Abuja when a transformer exploded and electrocuted five persons, including a pregnant woman who recently relocated to the area. Another four persons were also said to have been injured during the incident, including a six-year-old boy, Destiny Okolo, who suffered injuries on his face and left ear. According to Punch, the transformer was on fire for about 10 minutes during which it sent devastating electric current to some residential apartments in the area. The Head, Corporate Communications and Community Relations, AEDC, Mr. Oyebode Fadipe, confirming the incident on Tuesday said investigation had commenced. “The incident happened around 9pm on Saturday, four persons injured about six persons died.” Fadipe, however, declined to speak about compensations for the victims as insisted by the victim’s families, until the cause of the accident had been established and a decision taken by the management.

The Igunnuko festival is one of the many cultural festivals celebrated in Lagos state. Several communities in the state celebrate the yearly festival in style.