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December 22, 2024 No Responses

NAFDAC, Food Manufacturers Harp On Food Safety Culture, Quality

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and members of the Association of Food Beverages and Tobacco Employers (AFBTE) have agreed to collaborate further to ensure that a food safety culture is entrenched in Nigeria.The decision...

October 2, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Pledges Reduction In Food Prices

The Federal Government is focused on restoring peace to the troubled parts of the North so that farmers displaced by bandits and kidnapping can return to their farmlands and increase food production. “We expect to see a leap in food...

September 22, 2024 No Responses

FG Donates 100 Trailers Of Rice, Others To Borno Flood Victims

The Federal Government has donated food items to flood victims in Maiduguri, Borno State, including 100 trailers of milled rice, among other items. The Minister of Agriculture, Senator Abubakar Kyari, in a statement on Saturday explained that President B...

September 12, 2024 No Responses

Food Security, Community Engagement Take Centre Stage As NWC Ends In Lagos

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, and his Nasarawa State counterpart, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, have called on women to be involved in the ongoing efforts towards food security, family sustenance, and community development in Lagos State...

August 3, 2024 No Responses

Okomu Oil Palm Donates Relief Materials To Victims Of Attack

As part of its commitment to support neighbouring communities, management of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc has donated relief materials to victims of attacks on Okomu community, which led to the destruction of the Edo State Security Network base in Oko...

June 16, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria’s Inflation Rises To 33.95 Per Cent

Nigeria’s inflation rate increased to 33.95 per cent in May 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed in its latest data. According to the NBS Consumer Price Index report released on Saturday, this represents an increase of 0.26% points...

April 16, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Hits 33.20%

Nigeria’s inflation rate jumped to 33.20% in March 2024 compared to February 2024 headline inflation rate which was 31.70%. This was according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Monday. “Looking at ...

March 24, 2024 No Responses

Aliko Dangote Foundation Launches National Food Intervention Programme

Aliko Dangote Foundation, has launched its National Food Intervention Programme, aimed at distributing over one million 10kg bags of rice across the 774 local government areas of the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria.The initiative is a crucia...

March 16, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria’s Inflation Hits 31.70%

The inflation rate has moved to 31.70 per cent in February, according to the latest data by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The Bureau released the figure on Friday, with the latest data showing a rise from the 29.90...

March 9, 2024 No Responses

Edo Launches ‘Feed The Hungry’ Initiative, Commits N1b Monthly

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, flagged off the “Feed the Hungry” initiative, committing over N1 billion monthly to feed poor and vulnerable residents of the State amid the hardship and suffering occasioned by the dire econ...

February 21, 2024 No Responses

Customs To Distribute Seized Food Items

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is to distribute some seized food items nationwide as the biting food crisis continues in the country. According to the National Public Relations, CSC Abdullahi Maiwada, the food items will be distributed after they...

February 17, 2024 No Responses

Customs Impounds N19.6M Sex Enhancement Drugs

The Nigeria Customs Service (NSC), joint border patrol team, sector IV, has seized a consignment of sex enhancement drugs worth N19.6M in Sokoto state. Briefing Journalists in Sokoto, Coordinating Comptroller, Mr. Kolapo Oladeji, explained that trucks carrying...

February 8, 2024 No Responses

Royal Father To FG: Regulate Foodstuffs Prices To Reduce Suffering

OBA Rafiu Balogun, the Elejirin of Ejirin Kingdom in Epe, Lagos State, has called on the Federal Government to regulate prices of foodstuffs and other household commodities. Balogun said that the measure would reduce the suffering of poor Nigerians. The...

January 18, 2024 No Responses

Poisonous Plantain Chips: Lagos Alerts Residents

The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has raised an alert to consumers of the popular fried plantains, commonly known as “Plantain Chips.” The State Government through the agency urges the public to be vigilant and wary of any...