Nigerien Police Seize Contraband Fuel, Investigate Possible Terrorist Links

Authorities in Niger’s Maradi region have seized 135 cans of contraband gasoline, each containing 25 liters, in an operation led by the Departmental Directorate of the National Police (DDPN) in Dakoro. According to police sources, the crackdown followed intelligence reports of an unregistered Toyota Land Cruiser covered with a black tent that had bypassed a…

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FG mandates licensing for all organ transplant facilities in Nigeria

The Federal Government has mandated that all health facilities involved in organ transplantation in Nigeria must be registered and licensed before they can operate. These facilities are also required to establish independent, facility-based Organ Transplantation Committees, separate from their medical transplantation teams. Plans for a nationwide inspection of organ transplant facilities for accreditation and licensing…

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Burkina Faso Inaugurates 4.5 Billion FCFA Detergent Industrial Complex

Burkina Faso’s transitional president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, on Thursday inaugurated a 4.5 billion FCFA ($7.5 million) Detergent Industrial Complex (CIDF) in the country’s Central region. The facility specializes in producing powder detergents, liquid soap, and solid soap, with a daily production capacity of 300 tonnes. The locally branded “Fassi” products—meaning “clean and unblemished” in the…

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