The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has dismantled illegal alcohol packaging centres at Article Market in Abule-Osun, Lagos State. The agency said over 50,000 counterfeit branded labels and packaging materials for fake alcoholic beverages, valued at approximately N2 billion, were confiscated. This was made known via its social media handle…
President Bola Tinubu said Nigerians are increasingly embracing the difficult reforms of his administration despite the hardship they’re facing. Tinubu stated this during a meeting with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. According to the president, “We have started seeing positive results…
Ahead of the dry and wet season farming in 2024/2025, the federal government through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has outlined several initiatives and priorities aimed at enhancing food production in the nation. The Minister of FMAFS, Senator Abubakar Kyari said in a statement signed by the Chief Information Officer of…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party during the 2023 general election has a panacea to the crisis of hunger in the country. And he has asked the three arms of government to make use of the solution. According to him, the solution to the crisis is an increase in investment in agriculture. In…
Chairman of the House Committee on Livestock, Hon. Wale Raji, has lamented the significant capital flight caused by the country’s reliance on livestock imports due to its inability to meet domestic consumption demands. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Committee in Abuja, Raji noted that the annual production in Nigeria’s livestock sector is estimated…
As Nigeria battles with food insecurity there are reports that more challenges may be on the way to further compound the problem. The report is to the effect that as the years roll on, the country will have more mouths to feed, thus complicating the problem at hand about how to provide for the current…
HOUSE WIVES: We no go gree o,we no go gree,we no go gree o, we no go gree. GRANDMA: Kemi, Kemi, Kemi, please, what is your problem, how many times do you want me to call you before answering? Who are those people making noise? They are getting nearer. Kemi: Grandma, getting nearer ke? I…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has uncovered the availability of substandard and unregistered sugar products in Nigerian markets. The Commission said that the adulterated sugar were smuggled brands from Brazil, including Grupo Moreno, Terous, USI S. Joao, Alvean and Arapora Bionergia. The products, the FCCPC noted, failed to meet mandatory Vitamin A…
The Federal Government has lamented that many Nigerians still use the bush and water bodies as their regular means of excreta disposal. The Minister of Environment, Mallam Balarabe Lawal, disclosed this during the commemoration of the 2024 World Toilet Day in Kano. The minister who was represented by the ministry’s Director of Pollution Control, Bahijja…
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Asset Rise Limited and Lancaster Farms to enhance food security and create employment opportunities for Nigerians. The NSE President, Engr. Margaret Oguntala said, shortly after signing the MoU in Abuja, that the agreement would open more employment opportunities for the youths….
