The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has announced an outbreak of Anthrax in Zamfara State. Anthrax, a zoonotic disease transmitted from animals to humans, originates from spores naturally found in the soil and commonly affects domestic and wild animals. In a statement signed by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Ben Bem Goong, the…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Ebonyi has launched a campaign against the use of harmful chemicals in food preservation. It has, therefore, advised foodstuff dealers in the state to avoid the dangerous practice. The State Director of the Agency, Mr. Theophilus Nwokpor, made the appeal on Monday in Abakaliki during an awareness campaign on…
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has urged the adoption and consumption of healthy diets as a consistent lifestyle habit. The report, released on Thursday, emphasised that eating healthy should not be limited to a New Year’s resolution that is abandoned as the year progresses. It added that the food consumed…
The Kaduna State Government has announced plans to plant 10 million trees in the next four years in a bid to tackle climate change and protect the environment in the state. The Commissioner of Environment, Alhaji Abubakar Buba, disclosed this while speaking to stakeholders in Kaduna on Wednesday. He noted that last year alone, the…
Criminal elements responsible for the circulation of fake products in Nigeria are not in a hurry to give up their trade. It is, however, apparent that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), is also not willing to let them thrive. The agency announced over the weekend that it destroyed over…
If the target of the World Bank is met as planned, then the days of extreme poverty, particularly in low income countries, are numbered. This is as the global bank aims to raise the sum of $100bn to eradicate extreme poverty, which it said would take decades to accomplish , unless drastic actions were taken….
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Tuesday, said its investigative and enforcement directorate raided a warehouse at Apongbon, Oke Arin Market in Lagos following a tip–off about the sale of unregistered food products at the facility. A statement shared on the agency’s X handle (formerly twitter) said various unregistered…
A coalition of activists and non-governmental organizations, under the umbrella of ‘GMO-Free Nigeria’, has taken to the streets to protest the introduction of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) foods in Nigeria. The nationwide rallies, which also held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, aimed to oppose the Federal Government’s efforts to promote GMO products in the country….
As part of efforts to address the issue of food shortages, the Federal Government has thrown its weight behind the Cold Storage Initiative, aimed at reducing post-harvest losses and enhancing food security across the country. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, disclosed this in his office in Abuja…
The investigation and enforcement team of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered counterfeit medicines worth N300m during a raid at the Tyre Village Trade Fair in Lagos State. NAFDAC revealed this via its official social media handle on X, formerly twitter. The agency said the operation led to…
