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By Arinze Nwafor The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has linked Chinese counterfeiters now living in Nigeria to the proliferation of fake goods, worsening the production, distribution and sale of adulterated, harmful and unwholesome products. NAFDAC Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Martins Iluyomade, responding to The PUNCH in Lagos on Monday, said recent investigations found Chinese counterfeiters, previously operating externally, have set up plants and logistics channels inside the country. He said, “Before, to fake a product, you needed to go to China to bring it. Now, you don’t need to go. They are here (in…

The Federal Government is set to deepen the digital integration of education records with the National Youth Service Corps to tackle certificate racketeering, strengthen qualification verification and prevent genuine graduates from being denied opportunities. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Tuesday during a meeting with the Director-General of the NYSC, Brig Gen Olakunle Nafiu, who led a delegation of the Corps to the ministry in Abuja. Alausa said the digital reforms being implemented under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda were designed to close loopholes in the management and verification of educational records and make it…

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka chapter, on Monday commenced an indefinite strike over the non-payment of the full August 2026 salary to its members. In a press statement jointly signed by the Chairperson of the ASUU UNIZIK chapter, Innocent Nnubia, and the Secretary, Osita Nnajiofor, and released to journalists on Monday, the association said it had resolved to withdraw its services in compliance with the standing “Resolution of ASUU National Executive Council” on non-payment of salaries. It therefore urged the university authorities and Visitor, President Bola Tinubu, to urgently address the situation by ensuring the…

Being without a club can quickly push a footballer out of the national-team picture. That is especially true for Nigeria’s Super Eagles where competition for places has become fierce, Soccernet.ng reports. Yet free agency does not always mean a player has lost his quality. Several Nigerian internationals have played in the Premier League, Serie A, LaLiga, Ligue 1, the Turkish Süper Lig and European competitions. Some have also won major trophies or carried important roles for their clubs. Many of them are now without a club. However, a January move could give some of them the platform they need to…

By Dayo Oyewo Residents and business owners along the Idimu-Ejigbo Road in Lagos State have raised the alarm over a six-month-old refuse heap on the road median, saying the decomposing waste has subjected them to offensive odours and environmental hazards. The refuse, located around the Dorcas and Silva Estate end of the road, has reportedly remained unattended despite the presence of waste management operators in the area and an earlier evacuation following a PUNCH Metro report. Our correspondent observed on Monday that the waste occupied about 150 metres of the road median, with different types of refuse piled along the…

Muslim and Christian leaders in Southern Kaduna have called for peace, restraint and mutual understanding following reactions to recent remarks by the Minister of Defence, Gen Christopher Musa (retd.), against former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. The religious leaders, under the platforms of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam and the Christian Association of Nigeria, appealed during a joint peace meeting in Kafanchan, Kaduna State. The development comes as El-Rufai demanded N10bn in compensation and a public apology from Musa over alleged defamatory statements made during a Channels Television programme. The demand was contained in a letter before action dated Monday, September…

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The Niger State Police Command says it has arrested 21 hoodlums over thuggery  and possession of dangerous weapons as well as one suspected armed robber. Some of the miscreants were said to have been caught disturbing the public peace and being in possession of locally made pistols at a mining site. In the case of the suspected notorious armed robbery suspect, 20-year-old Yusuf Musa  of Angwan-Kadara, Maitumbi in Minna, he was said to have been arrested with assorted items stolen from residents. The Niger State state Police spokesman Wasiu Abiodun who confirmed the arrests said there was a manhunt for…

Ikenna Obianeri The Anambra State AIDS Control Agency has launched a new campus-based HIV response initiative across 27 tertiary institutions in the state, targeting adolescent young people with the aim of intensifying prevention, awareness and support services. The initiative, known as the ‘Campus Action Committee on AIDS,’ comprising lecturers and students, was unveiled during the inauguration of the HIV focal persons from each participating institution, in Awka, the state capital, on Sunday. Speaking at the unveiling, the Executive Director/Project Manager, ANSACA, Dr Nkem Okeke, said the agency would provide training and formally inaugurate the committees to ensure that their activities…