Food – City Business News

February 16, 2026 No Responses

Institute Warns of Health Risks From Fabricated Grinding Machines

The Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO), Lagos, has raised concerns over rising cases of organ failure and cardiovascular diseases in Nigeria, linking them to the consumption of foods processed with locally fabricated grinding machines.The Director-General of FIIRO, Jummai...

July 29, 2025 No Responses

Knorr Partners Creators To Inspire New Wave Of Joyful Home Cooking

Knorr, Nigeria’s leading seasoning brand, is on a mission to help people find joy and confidence in the kitchen.At the heart of this mission is a simple belief: everyone has cooking potential, and Knorr wants to help bring it to...

June 5, 2025 No Responses

Ileya Festival: Olori Janet Afolabi Launches Food Bank, Distributes Rice To Apomu People

Olori Janet Afolabi, CNN award winning journalist and Queen of Apomu Kingdom, has distributed 150 bags of 50kg rice to Apomu people for the celebration of Ileya Festival, just as she launched a food bank in the ancient city in...

January 2, 2025 No Responses

Dominion City Gives Succor To Widows, Others In Lagos, Abuja

Celebratory cheers have continued to fill the air at some locations across Lagos State and Abuja as the Dominion City Church provides succor to alleviate the burdens of widows, the poor, the unemployed, and the vulnerable persons in society. To...

August 30, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria Gives Traders One Month To Crash Prices

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has given a one-month moratorium to traders and other market stakeholders involved in exploitative pricing to crash the prices of goods. The newly appointed Executive Vice Chairman of the FCCPC...

May 6, 2024 No Responses

Edo Flags Off Food Support Programme

The Edo State Governor. Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has flagged off the Edo State Food Support Programme, in collaboration with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). The programme which is tagged the Christian Feeding Programme was designed to feed the poorest.....

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...

December 8, 2023 No Responses

Nestle, Shipping Majors Seal Green Fuel Deals

Container shipping companies, Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM on Thursday revealed that they have entered into collaboration with Nestlé, a Switzerland-based food & beverage company, aiming to advance cleaner shipping. “Nestlé has selected our emissi...

September 4, 2023 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu Flags Off Food Palliatives, Targets 500,000 Vulnerable Households

THE Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday flagged off the distribution of food items for 500,000 vulnerable households in the state to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. Speaking during the exercise at the Lagos State...

August 15, 2023 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Distributes Food Packs To Benue IDPs

Fidelity Bank Plc has distributed over 1,200 food packs to the internally Displaced Persons in Makurdi, Benue State in its ongoing commitment to eliminate hunger among vulnerable persons in the society. The event, which took place on Thursday, 10 A...

August 8, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria To Remove Taxes On Tomatoes, Raw Food Items

The Federal Government will soon end taxes on tomatoes and other raw food items, Chairman, Joint Tax Board (JTB), Mr Muhammad Nami, disclosed on Monday. Nami stated this on Monday at the 153rd JTB meeting with theme: “Harmonisation and codification...