The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public of a fake product labelled as “Dettol Health Fresh Soap” in the market. According to the ‘Public Alert’ issued by the Agency on its website on Thursday, the product was reported to have caused skin irritation to a complainant. “The…
Licenced miners in Rivers State under the aegis of the Miners Association of Nigeria have called for the intervention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to activities of illegal miners and alleged extortion by government officials, This call was made when the association’s chairman, His Royal Highness, Hope Daminabo Dan Opusingi, led his…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed substandard products, including counterfeit drugs and medical devices, worth N43 billion in Oyo State. The destruction which was carried out on Thursday at the Moniya dump site in the Akinyele Local Government area of the state, was witnessed by representatives from security…
To conserve wildlife across the country, the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone C of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Edo State has destroyed 1,015 sacks of dried donkey meat and skin. In a statement by Zone C, Public Relations Officer, Jerry Attah, said that the contraband was seized in two months dating July 15 to…
The federal government is about to get a fresh loan from the World Bank. The loan is targeted at three sectors, including the agricultural sector. The other areas are health, and infrastructure sectors. The loan is of the value of of $1.5bn. The loan set to be approved on Thursday September 26, 2024 will be…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, (FMAFS) Abubakar Kyari has emphasised the importance of modern biotechnology in enhancing plant breeding. He was speaking at the Second International Conference of the Nigerian Plant Breeders Association (NPBA). Kyari represented by the Director Federal Department of Agriculture, Abubakar Abdullahi, said modern biotechnology has become a prominent process…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), has disbursed 70 trucks carrying 42,000 bags of fertilisers to Kwara state Farmers. The process supervised by the Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Community Development, Lawal Olohungbebe, said each farmer is entitled to at least three bags….
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS reported earlier in the week to the joy of Nigerians that inflation is heading for a fall. The immediate expectation would be that prices of commodities, including food items, will fall. While that has been experienced in most states, there are states that still have high cost of food…
The Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Matthew Adepoju, has called on the federal government to end illegal mining activities in Abuja. Adepoju said this in response to the earth tremor experienced in the Mpape, Maitama, Gishiri and Katampe areas of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Director-General of the Nigerian…
Leading maize producing states in the country would have to watch Cross River. The South South state is posing a challenge in that sector. The state government, not one of the ten leading maize producing states, is taking up the challenge by encouraging maize farmers with a mouth watering loan of N1 million each to…
