The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Sunday warned users/consumers against the use of PrimeZen Black 6000mg, a male performance enhancement capsule, recalled from the market. The agency’s recall is contained in a public alert ...
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Feed SubscriptionIndomie Noodles: Expect More Cancer Cases In Children – Institute
National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) has expressed concern over the revelation of the presence of a carcinogenic compound (Ethylyne Oxide) in Indomie Instant Noodles ‘Special Chicken Flavour’. The director-general of NICRAT, Prof. Usman Malami Aliyu, in a ...
Read More »Indomie Noodles On Gov’t Prohibition List – NAFDAC
… Begins market surveillance The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reiterated that importing Indomie noodles is banned in Nigeria. Director-general of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who made this known in a statement on Monday, said ...
Read More »FG Disburses Over N45bn To Lift More Nigerians Out Of Poverty
Federal government has announced the disbursement of N45.3 billion to the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory under the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme. NG-CARES was launched on 20th January 2022. Minister ...
Read More »Nigeria Now 75% Self-Sufficient In Rice Production – Minister
Dr Mohammad Abubakar, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development says the nation has achieved 75 per cent self-sufficiency in rice production through sustained investment in the value chain. Mr Abubakar made this known at the Rice Value Chain Validation ...
Read More »Osun Food Initiative Reduced Hardship, Says Govt
Osun State Government has restated its commitment to sustaining the social intervention programmes aimed at raising the standard of living of the people. This assurance was given by the state Commissioner for Regional Integration and Special Duties, Mr. Olalekan Badmus, ...
Read More »Nigeria Must Address Malnutrition, 2,400 Children Die Daily – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund has again raised the alarm that Nigeria loses about 100 children per hour due to malnutrition. This translates to about 2,400 deaths daily. It, therefore, called for increased funding and other measures that could help ...
Read More »Tackling Nigeria’s Food, Nutrition Insecurity
Food and nutrition security remain one of the cardinal essentials of a healthy society and globally, despite concerted efforts put in place to ensure sustainable food production, hunger and lack of nutrition continue to persist. African countries such as, Ethiopia, ...
Read More »Flooding: IMF Seeks Assistance For Farmers, Infrastructure
… To Curb Food Insecurity In Nigeria With many farmlands under water due to the flooding in Benue, Kogi, Anambra and some other States in Nigeria, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the country could be facing higher ...
Read More »Lipton Celebrates TeawithTay Podcast
Lipton, a global brand and leader of the Nigerian tea market, has confirmed its intent to support the second season of the TeawithTay podcast, a series hosted by actor, media presenter, podcaster, and Lipton brand Influencer, Temisan Emmanuel. This was ...
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