The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has announced that the first Made-in-Nigeria helicopter is nearing completion and will soon take its maiden flight. Project Manager at NASENI’s Aeronautics and Air Vehicle Development Institute, Engr. Kareem Aduagba, while speaking at a Focus Group Engagement in Kaduna on Wednesday, said significant progress had been made on the indigenous helicopter, which would soon be officially recognized as the “Nigerian Chopper.”…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has disclosed that its seized 87 truckloads of banned, expired and substandard medicinal products, including USAID and UNFPA-donated antiretroviral drugs, male and female condoms, among others. Disclosing this on Wednesday, NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who briefed State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, said NAFDAC is currently on a nationwide crackdown on illicit drug trade, which…

…To expand energy access The Federal Government has commissioned a 990kWp Interconnected Mini-Grid in Lambata Community, Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State, as part of its efforts to boost rural electrification and expand access to clean energy solutions. The project, implemented under the Interconnected Mini-Grid Acceleration Scheme (IMAS) of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), was officially inaugurated by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, in collaboration with the Federal…

In furtherance of its anti-fake products war, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has introduced GreenBook, Traceability Project, and Pediatric Policy to combat counterfeit medical products. Speaking on Wednesday, NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who was represented by Bitrus Fraden, the agency’s Director of Post-Marketing Surveillance, said GreenBook serves as a tool to help consumers identify and avoid potentially fake or substandard products. The NAFDAC…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has raised an alarm over the infiltration of Nigeria by organised foreign fraud syndicates. He warned that these groups are setting up cells in major cities and recruiting young Nigerians into sophisticated cybercrimes, including cryptocurrency fraud. Olukoyede made the disclosure in Abuja while addressing participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC 18) of the National Institute for…

Older brother and former manager of Paul and Peter Okoye of the defunct P-Square music group, Jude Okoye Chigozie has been ordered to be remanded at Ikoyi Correctional Centre by a Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Justice A.O. Owoeye, the presiding judge gave the order after Okoye was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Okoye…

The Kwara State Government has launched a Coding and Digital Literacy training program for at least 50 public primary and junior secondary schools across the state. Mashood Agboola, Deputy Chief Press Secretary to Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, announced this in a statement. The programme, organised by the Office of the Special Assistant to the Governor on Digital and Innovation, Hon. Ishola Kayode, aims to enhance digital skills among students. Speaking on…

Armed bandits have killed 16 people in two separate attacks in southwestern Niger, state radio has revealed. The reports stated that though the assailants have not been identified, the attacks were similar to jihadist raids that have plagued the central Sahel region in recent months. State radio said Wednesday that the bandits gathered people from a village in Dioundiou on the night of February 22-23 and “opened fire, killing 14…

The Johannesburg high court has convicted seven Chinese nationals and their company on numerous charges related to crimes, including human trafficking that were committed at Village Deep in Johannesburg several years ago. “The accused faced 158 charges, including offences such as human trafficking, labour law violations and breaches of occupational health and safety regulations,” said National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane. The accused are Shu-Uei Tsao, 42, Biao Ma,…

Four female undergraduates at the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, formally known as Uni Agric, Makurdi have been kidnapped by unknown assailants. The reports indicated that the young women were abducted by unknown gunmen on the university premises on Wednesday. The victims’ names were given as: Emmanuella Msenuter, Orakaa Susan, Iember Apebo, and M. Folashade. According to sources, the Chairman of Makurdi Local Government, Hon. Keffi has visited the school with…

…Including children who ate a bat An unknown illness has killed over 50 people in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to doctors in the central African nation and the World Health Organization. The interval between the onset of symptoms and death has been just 48 hours in the majority of cases, and “that’s what’s really worrying,” Serge Ngalebato, medical director of Bikoro Hospital, a regional monitoring…

The United States government has officially released its 2025 Visa Waiver Programme (VWP) list, with Nigeria and other African nations completely excluded amid President Donald Trump’s mass deportation. While 40 countries, including European, Asian, and select Middle Eastern nations secured visa-free entry into the US, no African nation made the cut as the country introduced policy updates on permit privilege eligibility and others. Major US allies like the United Kingdom…