The Federal Government through the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Monday announced the immediate distribution of an additional 10 trucks of 50kg rice to each state to be sold at designated centres at N40,000. This was resolved at the just concluded Federal Executive Council, (FEC) meeting, an effort the federal government…
It is now mandatory for all manufacturers in the country to register and get certification for their products before distributing them to the public. This order was given by the Standard Organisation of Nigeria, (SON),the agency responsible for the quality control of the goods produced or circulated in the country. According to SON, this measure…
Those who plant food crops in dump sites risk spreading cancer. That is a warning by a professor of soil science at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU, Abia State. This warning was given by Professor Mabel Ifeoma Onwuka to farmers against who may believe that planting crops at dumpsites may increase the…
Nigerians will soon begin to embark on an inter-state journey without the fear of rude encounters with cattle on the highway. This is because the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, has decided to return to that era when cattle owners can check in their animals into the train, and travel with ease across the country, from…
The news from India, where the 64th Council Meeting of the International Sugar Organisation, ISO is holding is that the head of Nigeria’s delegation has emerged as the chairman of the organisation’s administrative committee. Mr. Kamar Barkin, executive secretary/chief executive officer of the National Sugar Development Council was until his election at the meeting in…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Tuesday pledged its commitment to ensuring Nigerians get quality and safe food. The Acting Executive Vice Chairman (FCCPC) Dr Adamu Abdullahi, stated this during a one-day sensitisation programme on the forceful ripening of fruits, adulterated palm oil, contaminated meat and grains organised for traders, farmers, artisans…
President Bola Tinubu may soon cut the importation of meat into the country by about 50 percent. The objective is to encourage increase in economic activities in the county, boost revenue, and address food insecurity, as well as stem greenhouse gas emissions. The plan to reduce reliance on imported meat was highlighted during a key…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has intercepted 7,580 cartons of unhealthy frozen poultry products worth N424 million in the first six month of 2024. The Customs Area Comptroller in charge of the command, Babatunde Olomu, disclosed this on Monday while addressing journalists in Apapa, Lagos. Olomu said the command generated N1.02tn worth…
The concern over declining growth in fish farming and its attendant effects on food security and nutrition is a global challenge. Stakeholders have, therefore, been looking for a way out of the problem from a global perspective. This is the focus of the latest meeting on the world stage holding in Rome. The meeting, which…
The conversation on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) crops, seems to spur disparity as some government agencies have debated that the crop is not healthy for consumption. Bushlink had earlier reported that GMO crops are tolerant to herbicides help farmers control weeds without damaging the crops. When farmers use these herbicide-tolerant crops they do not need…
