7 h. ago NAFDAC reopens Onitsha’s drug market after regulatory crackdown

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday announced that it had reopened the Bridgehead read more NAFDAC reopens Onitsha’s drug market after regulatory crackdown

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19 h. ago NAFDAC Reopens Onitsha Drug Market, Sets Strict Compliance Rules

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reopened the Onitsha Head Bridge drug market, popularly known as ‘Ogbo Ogwu,’ under strict conditions. Announcing the decision in a statement on Wednesday, NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, stated that shop owners must comply with stringent administrative guidelines before resuming operations, she […] The post NAFDAC Reopens Onitsha Drug Market, Sets Strict Compliance Rules appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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3 d. ago Onitsha market fire: Soludo sympathises with victims, orders probe

Tribune Online Onitsha market fire: Soludo sympathises with victims, orders probe Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo has lamented the fire incident that occurred on Friday at Ifejika Street, Sokoto Road, Onitsha, where shops and goods worth millions of naira were burnt. The Governor, in a statement by his press secretary, Christian Aburime extended his sympathies to the affected traders and property owners impacted by the incident. […] Onitsha market fire: Soludo sympathises with victims, orders probe Tribune Online

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3 d. ago Benjamin Kalu sympathises with victims of Onitsha market fire

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has expressed sympathy for the victims who lost valuable items to the fire incident at the Onitsha Main Market in Anambra recently. Recall that a fire outbreak broke out on Saturday at the popular Onitsha main market in the state’s commercial hub, from one of Read More

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4 d. ago Peter Obi tours Onitsha fire sites, urges support for traders

From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha Former Governor of Anambra State Peter Obi has paid a sympathy visit to two major fire disaster sites in Onitsha—the burnt electronics market at Iweka Road and the destroyed warehouse at Ifejirika Street, within the Main Market. Describing the experience as heartbreaking, Mr Obi lamented the magnitude of loss suffered by […] The post Peter Obi tours Onitsha fire sites, urges support for traders appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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4 d. ago Peter Obi visits Onitsha market fire sites, seeks support for victims

The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has visited the scenes of two devastating fire incidents at the Electronics Market Plaza on Iweka Road and a warehouse at Ifejirika Street, Main Market, Onitsha, Anambra State. The warehouse fire, which started around 5:45 am on Friday, raged for hours before being contained by the Anambra Read More

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4 d. ago Peter Obi visits Onitsha fire victims, calls for urgent support

Tribune Online Peter Obi visits Onitsha fire victims, calls for urgent support Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, paid a condolence visit on Saturday to two significant fire disaster sites in Onitsha: the burned electronics market on Iweka Road and the destroyed warehouse on Ifejirika Street within the Main Market. Describing the experience as heartbreaking, Obi, the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party in […] Peter Obi visits Onitsha fire victims, calls for urgent support Tribune Online

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4 d. ago Residents, traders count losses as fire rocks Onitsha again, Fire Service intervenes

A fire outbreak has ravaged parts of the Onitsha Main Market in Anambra State. The inferno reportedly broke out in read more Residents, traders count losses as fire rocks Onitsha again, Fire Service intervenes

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5 d. ago Anambra traders count losses as fire guts warehouse, building

Some traders and residents are counting their losses after an early morning fire gutted a warehouse and a two-storey building containing textiles and other durable materials on Ifejika Street, near Main Market, Sokoto Road, Onitsha, Anambra State. The fire, which reportedly started around 6:20am on Friday, raged for nearly six hours, prompting the swift deployment Read More

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6 d. ago Goods lost, buildings destroyed as fire razes Onitsha market

From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha Several goods worth millions of naira were lost while two buildings were affected as a fire outbreak on Friday razed parts of the Onitsha Main Market at Ifejika Street/Sokoto Road in Anambra State, Nigeria. The fire, which reportedly started at one of the buildings in the early morning hours, escalated into […] The post Goods lost, buildings destroyed as fire razes Onitsha market appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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6 d. ago Anambra CP sympathises with victims of Onitsha main market fire

Tribune Online Anambra CP sympathises with victims of Onitsha main market fire The Police Commissioner of Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has expressed sympathy for the victims of the fire that occurred at the Onitsha Main Market in Anambra State. His message of condolence was shared in a statement issued to journalists during a press briefing held at the Police Command headquarters in Amawbia on Friday. According […] Anambra CP sympathises with victims of Onitsha main market fire Tribune Online

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7 d. ago Onitsha Market Fire: Obi seeks investigation, commiserates with victims

Peter Obi, on Thursday urged the Anambra state government to thoroughly investigate the cause of Onitsha market fire disaster which read more Onitsha Market Fire: Obi seeks investigation, commiserates with victims

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7 d. ago Traders who protested against NAFDAC in Onitsha not our members — Ogbo

Tribune Online Traders who protested against NAFDAC in Onitsha not our members — Ogbo-Ogwu market leadership The market leadership maintained that those protesting against NAFDAC's sensitisation and enforcement exercise were not genuine traders of Ogbo-Ogwu Drug Market. Traders who protested against NAFDAC in Onitsha not our members — Ogbo-Ogwu market leadership Tribune Online

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7 d. ago Goods Worth Millions Of Naira Destroyed As Fire Razes Popular Anambra Market

Some goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed following a fire incident that occurred in Ochanja market, Onitsha, Anambra State. It was gathered that the inferno, which started at 08:30pm on Tuesday, razed shops that had furniture materials such as leathers, foams, and others. INFORMATION NIGERIA learnt that the fire raged for several minutes […] The post Goods Worth Millions Of Naira Destroyed As Fire Razes Popular Anambra Market appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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8 d. ago “Open Our Market, We Don’t Sell Fake, Expired Products” – Proresting Anambra Drug Traders Tell NAFDAC

Some angry traders at the Ogbo-Ogwu Bridgehead Drug Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, have called on National Agency for Food, Drug Administration, and Control to open their shops. The traders, under the aegis of Concerned and Genuine Members of Ogbo-Ogwu Drug Market, protested on Tuesday over continuous closure of the popular market. They lamented that […] The post “Open Our Market, We Don’t Sell Fake, Expired Products” – Proresting Anambra Drug Traders Tell NAFDAC appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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8 d. ago NAFDAC crackdown: 5 dead feared, others hospitalised in Onitsha drug market

No fewer than five traders of the drug market in Onitsha, Anambra State have been reported dead and several other read more NAFDAC crackdown: 5 dead feared, others hospitalised in Onitsha drug market

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8 d. ago PICTORIAL: Anambra drug traders protest market closure by NAFDAC

Traders at the Ogbo-Ogwu Bridgehead Drug Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Tuesday protested the continuous closure of their shops by the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration, and Control. The traders, under the aegis of Concerned and Genuine Members of Ogbo-Ogwu Drug Market, lamented that the development has brought untold hardship and financial burdens Read More

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1 week ago Onitsha drug market yet to reopen 15 days after month long closure

The Onitsha Drug Market, Anambra state is yet to open for business activities more than 15 days reopening date, and read more Onitsha drug market yet to reopen 15 days after month long closure

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1 week ago Tinubu orders probe into Karu tanker explosion, treatment for victims

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Bola Tinubu has directed a thorough investigation into the tanker explosion that resulted in multiple accidents and loss of lives in Karu, Abuja, on Wednesday night. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, he ordered priority treatment of the injured in various medical […] The post Tinubu orders probe into Karu tanker explosion, treatment for victims appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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1 week ago Tinubu orders probe into Karu tanker blast, treatment for victims

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Bola Tinubu has directed a thorough investigation into the tanker explosion that resulted in multiple accidents and loss of lives in Karu, Abuja, on Wednesday night. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, he ordered priority treatment of the injured in various medical […] The post Tinubu orders probe into Karu tanker blast, treatment for victims appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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