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NAFDAC DG, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye Ajebotv examines the poor regulations of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control in light of the controversy surrounding the supply of alleged cancerous noodles to the Nigerian market On Saturday, April 29, Indofoods, makers of Indomie instant noodles issued a rejoinder in reaction to the recall of its products in Taiwan and Malaysia over an increased cancer risk. Health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan said they had detected ethylene oxide, a compound, in Indomie’s “special chicken” flavour noodles. It is not every day that what happens in Malaysia or Taiwan makes headlines in Nigeria; but, for particularly obvious reasons, this news came with riveting interest for Nigerians, many of whom wondered why the local regulatory agency was unable to detect this looming danger. According to the Malaysian health ministry, 36 samples of instant noodles from different brands had been examined since 2022. It was discovered that 11 s

  Popular Nigerian disc jockey, Florence Otedola, aka DJ Cuppy has revealed that she got engaged to her fiance, Ryan Taylor, two days after meeting. Dj Cuppy made this known in an interview on Monday. She stated that the engagement was quick and she only got to know about her lover after the proposal. “I got engaged in November after two days. The two days came into play because it was so quick. And you get to know the person after,” she said. Meanwhile, the billionaire heiress recently said that she is considering a new career change. Cuppy expressed desire to become a backup singer to the YBNL artist, Asake.

  Davido signed Morravey and Logos Olori together Morravey, the latest addition to DMW's roster of artists, has shared some insight about how Davido signed her. In an interview with 'Turntable Charts,' the elated singer revealed that she was left stunned upon receiving Davido's message and was unable to move from her bed. She stated that the head of 30BG had reached out to her, asking for her phone number and expressing  his interest in signing her. She said,  "I was practising to make a cover of a song, [and] my friend was videoing without me knowing. So, weeks later, when we couldn't post that particular song, he posted that video [the part] where I was not showing in it. When he posted it, it was everywhere. Then, one morning, I saw one text message and when I checked it, it was Davido. I shouted 'Ye!' I froze. I was on my bed. And then, I texted my manager. He [Davido] was like: 'Your voice is amazing. Can I have your number?' Then, he

  Nigerian Afrobeats singer David Adeleke, professionally known by his stage name Davido, and talent manager, Ubi Franklin, have called out a fake Twitter page impersonating Chioma. The duo took to their individual Twitter handle on Tuesday to reveal that Davido’s wife, Chioma, has no Twitter account and warned social media users to disregard tweets from the fake page. In a trending disclaimer post accompanied by a screenshot, Ubi Franklin explained that the particular page with a similar username to that of Chioma’s Instagram page is fake and only impersonating her. He tweeted: “This page is impersonating Chef Chi. Kindly disregard any tweet from this Twitter handle. Thank you.” Retweeting Franklin’s disclaimer post on his official handle, Davido noted that “Chioma has no Twitter.”

  The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has rejected Rivers State governor’s request for Federal projects reimbursement, saying, he owed the state nothing. River State governor, Nyesom Wike on Wednesday in Portharcourt requested a refund of some Federal projects including roads which he reconstructed with the approval of the Federal Government. While addressing the President-elect, who was in the state to commission some projects, Wike explained that his government had to amend its procurement law to source for funds to complete some flyovers in the state capital which are Federal government projects. Wike explained that he could not wait to see those projects uncompleted because they are federal projects, hence, he has to complete them. He said: “If we had said because they are Federal Government roads, and we won’t do it. Who are those to suffer? “Since we have said we don’t want our people to suffer, I also believe that the Federal Government should say look, you have done well for

  The federal government has called on “frustrated” Nigerian youths to remain in the country instead of travelling abroad to take up menial jobs to survive. Specifically, the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) advised Nigerian youths to shun the ‘Japa syndrome’, saying it does not guarantee a shortcut to affluence. Olusegun Runsewe, NCAC director-general, gave the advice during a tourism and culture stakeholders meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. Mr Runsewe gave instances where some youths travel abroad to embrace menial jobs, which they found difficult to practice in Nigeria. He said it was high time the ‘japa syndrome’ was addressed as he urged the youth to remain creative and work on being self-employed. The NCAC director-general noted that travelling abroad did not allow for automatic affluence. “It is our duty to culturally guide the country, our youths are frustrated due to the state of the economy, but it is not enough to travel out of the country to embrace menial jobs wh

Kenya's capital, Nairobi City FT/Statista 2023 annual ranking of Africa’s fastest-growing companies highlights sectors including fintech, renewable energy, healthcare, commodities, and agriculture. COVID-19 accelerated the move online, with companies providing digital services in finance, payments, trade facilitation, and healthcare all making headway. The list was compiled with Statista, ranking companies by their compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in revenue between 2018 and 2021. The recent annual ranking of Africa's fastest-growing companies by the Financial Times and Statista for 2023 reveals that companies in various sectors were able to develop their businesses even as the world shut down due to the pandemic. The ranking, now in  its second year , shows that sectors such as fintech, renewable energy, healthcare, commodities, and agriculture were able to grow their businesses while much of the world was grappling with the pandemic's impact The report highlights th