First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday called for national unity, service and collective purpose as she received an award at the Leadership Annual Conference and Awards 2025 in Abuja. In a speech that combined gratitude with a strong appeal for cohesion across political, cultural and religious divides, Mrs. Tinubu said Nigeria’s progress depends on its ability to remain united amid growing global and domestic challenges. “The future of our nation depends on our willingness to work together across cultural and religious differences for the good of all. For a house divided against itself cannot stand,” she said. The First Lady, who was honoured by the Leadership Newspaper board at the beginning of the year, described the award as a shared recognition rather than a personal achievement. “I do not take this honour alone,” she told a gathering that included former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan; Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dr. Amina Mohammed; governors; lawma...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has dismissed as false and misleading reports claiming that the Federal Government has directed it to suspend enforcement of the ban on sachet alcohol and alcoholic beverages packaged in PET bottles below 200ml. A press release issued on Thursday morning and signed by the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of NAFDAC, said no such directive was received from the Federal Government and stressed that the prohibition remains fully in force. NAFDAC described the circulating publication as inaccurate and not reflective of any official government communication, reiterating that it operates strictly within its statutory mandate and in line with duly communicated federal policies. “At no time has the Agency received any directive to suspend its regulatory or enforcement activities regarding sachet alcohol and small-volume alcoholic beverages,” the statement read. The agency disclosed that it has commenced the evacua...