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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has retracted a public alert concerning Deleject Disposable Needles, assuring healthcare providers, distributors and the public that the products available on the market are safe for use. The agency said Public Alert No. 042/2026, which reported the presence of whitish particulate matter in Deleject Disposable Needle Batch No. 240605, was uploaded to its website in error. In a statement signed by Bitrus Fraden, NAFDAC’s Director of Post Marketing Surveillance, the agency said its investigation of the manufacturer, HMA, found no non-conformity with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements. NAFDAC said…
A three-month-old baby, Adegbite Robiah, needs urgent corrective heart surgery estimated at N17m, with her family racing against a November deadline to raise the funds. Robiat, who was born on May 9, 2026, was diagnosed with a complex congenital heart defect after developing fast breathing. An echocardiography report from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, dated July 2, 2026, diagnosed the baby with a complete atrioventricular septal defect (balanced), Rastelli type A. Photo of three month old Adegbite Robiah in need of N17m for corrective heart surgery The report also showed a large inlet ventricular septal defect, a large…
If you’re a student looking for an affordable laptop, I have bad news and I have good news. The bad news is that computer prices are out of whack due to the ongoing RAM and storage crunch, making some a little pricier than they used to be and others wildly more expensive.The good news? Despite that, there are still many great options, including the selection we’ve tested and highlighted below.Before you go for the cheapest option you can still find, consider biting the bullet on a more powerful laptop, especially if you’re buying for a college student. Prices are likely…
US investment banking giant Morgan Stanley reported larger crypto fund positions in the second quarter, led by an increase of more than 3 million shares in BlackRock’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).Morgan Stanley’s reported holdings in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) increased by 23% to around 16.5 million shares from 13.4 million, according to its Q2 13F filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday.Morgan Stanley also reported 2.57 million shares of its own Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT), worth about $43.3 million. The product began trading in April.The filing showed increases across several direct crypto fund positions…
Country star Colt Ford is speaking out after he was rescued following a brutal crash. “One minute you’re headed to Germany for a show and prepping for a single release the next thing you know your bus is in the ditch and you’re getting pulled through a windshield with a broken shoulder by first responders,” Ford, 56, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, August 12. Ford shared a photo of the bus in a ditch with a destroyed windshield. “The crew is a little banged up but we’re all still here,” he added. The musician didn’t offer more details on the…
The police in Enugu State, Nigeria’s South-east, say they have arrested 12 kidnappers who separately collected $98 million and N30.5 million ransoms and then killed a female victim in the state. The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Bitrus Giwa, disclosed this during a press briefing and parade of the suspects at the State Police Headquarters on Friday. Mr Giwa said the kidnappers were arrested through “human and technical intelligence-led operations conducted in different parts of the country.” The commissioner said the suspects were arrested on various dates in June, July and August 2026 in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja,…
President Bola Tinubu (PHOTO CREDIT: X @aonanuga1956) There was one question in Zacch Adedeji’s Channels Television interview on Sunday, 9 August, that deserves to survive the noise around the interview. “Anybody who says he is coming,” the Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service said, “just ask them, ‘What will you do differently?’ It is not just saying buffer. Buffer as what?” It was an arresting question. Perhaps it is more useful to turn it towards the government itself. What can the Tinubu administration do differently now? Some of the most consequential economic reforms of the past three years have…
The federal government has called for increased African-led research, stronger partnerships and sustainable financing to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of hepatobiliary cancers. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, made the call at the fifth Africa Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Cancer Consortium (AHPBCC) Conference on Thursday in Abuja. Mr Salako, who was represented by Ali Gombe, director of clinical services, National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), said African countries needed evidence that reflected their populations, disease patterns and health system realities to guide effective cancer interventions. He called for greater investment in research covering epidemiology,…
Two men have died while manually evacuating sewage at Power Line, off Omuma Road, Aba, Abia State. The incident occurred on Monday, August 10, 2026. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the Abia State Orientation Agency. The agency warned residents against manual evacuation of sewage, describing the practice as “illegal and dangerous.” “Residents are strongly advised to desist from manual evacuation of sewage, as the practice is both illegal and dangerous. “This notice follows the tragic loss of two men who died while evacuating sewage manually at Power Line, off Omuma Road, Aba on Monday 10…
Arguably the coolest new photo feature for the Pixel 11 lineup is Google’s new Camera Looks, which process image data differently at the sensor level to produce photos that don’t have that “smartphone” look. The result is new styles like “Digi,” which mimics the style of photos taken by older digital cameras. But to use Camera Looks, at least initially, you’ll need to have one of Google’s Pixel 11 phones.“Our latest camera updates are only available on our latest devices,” Google spokesperson Alex Moriconi tells The Verge. “We’re always looking to bring experiences to more users, but have nothing to…
