The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced that the Ogbo Ogwu Market at Bridgehead, Onitsha, was reopened on March 7 following a shutdown for comprehensive sanitisation. The NAFDAC Director for the Southeast, Dr. Martins Iluyomade, reiterated this in an interview with newsmen on Monday. Recall that NAFDAC had closed…
No fewer than 60,000 small business owners and entrepreneurs have registered their interest in the upcoming National MSMEs Award by submitting compelling videos to showcase their achievements and innovations. The Special Adviser to the President on Job Creation and MSME, Temitola Adekunle-Johnson, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Recall that on March 2, the…
The Nigerian Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA), Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, CTFK and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have called on the Federal Government to increase the Tobacco Control Fund (TCF) beyond the N13m allocated to it in the national budget for 2025, in order to protect public health. The NTCA, CTFK…
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Climate Change Specialist, Ms. Nifesimi Ogunkua, on Monday, revealed plans to restore 18,000 hectares of degraded land in Cross River and Ondo states for sustainable cocoa and oil palm cultivation, to attract $200 million in investments to the value chain in Nigeria. Ogunkua disclosed this during a four-day FAO…
A Medical Imaging Scientist, Dr Livinus Abonyi, has called on the Federal Government to tackle all forms of poverty and hunger with greater vigour, in order to reduce the burden of ill health in the country. Abonyi, a Lecturer in the Department of Medical Radiography, Faculty of Clinical Sciences at the University of Lagos, College…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has urged Nigerians to take preventive measures against Tuberculosis (TB). The agency’s Director in Jigawa, Malam Tijjani Ahmad, made the appeal on Monday in Dutse at an event to commemorate the 2025 World TB Day. Ahmad noted that tuberculosis was a contagious disease caused by bacteria that mainly affects the…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administrative and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public on the sale of Chlorpheniramine and Dexamethasone injection ampoules that are mislabeled and repacked as Noristerat Injection 200mg. NAFDAC said samples of the counterfeit product have been reported in Niger State, Bauchi State, and the Coordinated Wholesale Centre (CWC) in…
The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has joined the global community in marking World Water Day, with a focus on glacier preservation and the importance of protecting freshwater sources. In a press statement, HYPREP’s Project Coordinator, Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey, highlighted the project’s progress in providing potable water to impacted communities in Ogoniland. According to Prof….
He is into this type of farming by choice. There is no doubt that he has a passion for it. And for you to know that all you need do is to listen to him talk about the procedures, the types of snail, the byproducts of his animals and the gains therefrom. For someone who…
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has inaugurated the National Electronic Extension Platform (NEEP), back –end office, to provide real-time solutions to Nigerian Farmers as well as enhance agricultural extension service delivery. Speaking during the inauguration of the NEEP back-end office, held in Abuja recently, the Minister stated…
