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NAFDAC cautions against use of carbide to ripen fruits

NAFDAC to ban Paraquat, Atrazine products in Nigeria

June 21, 2019 12:09 am

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will soon ban the use of Paraquat and Atrazine products by farmers.

The agency said it would mount evidence that the products hurt applicators and the environment.
Dr Husman Bukar, the Director, Veterinary Medicine and Allied Products Directorate, NAFDAC, said this at the launch of a herbicide (Lifeline), produced by United Phosphorous Limited (UPL).

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the product launched at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, was also developed with UPL, IITA and Springfield Agro Company Lagos.

Bukar said …

Ebola cases in DR Congo break 2,000 mark

No cause for alarm, Nigeria is Ebola-free, FG reassures

June 20, 2019 1:20 am

The Federal Government yesterday urged Nigerians to dismiss rumours suggesting a case of the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) had been discovered in the country.

The scare came as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) battles to contain an outbreak threatening to get out of control while Kenya attempts to douse concerns over a woman with related symptoms.

An unnamed female had arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, onboard a Kenya Airways flight on Monday, with symptoms of high fever. Her temperature, detected by a standby surveillance team, immediately threw the arrival section of the airport into …

NNPC: Nigeria daily oil production reaches 2.3mbpd – Baru

NNPC: Nigeria daily oil production reaches 2.3mbpd – Baru

June 19, 2019 12:14 am

The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru says the country’s daily oil production is currently 2.32million barrel pre day.

Baru disclosed this on Tuesday when a delegation of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) led by its President Mr Chris Isiguzo visited his office in Abuja.

“Since we came in July 2016, we are focused on increasing production of oil and gas and condensates.

“At some point, our national combined production was about a million barrels; I am happy that as at the end of 2018, we have moved on averaging last year, about 2.1 …

Nigerian troops lose ₦15 million to Boko Haram in ambush

Boko Haram jihadists attack Nigeria military base, town

June 18, 2019 9:44 am
Suspected Boko Haram jihadists have overrun a military base and looted a nearby town in northeast Nigeria, security sources and residents said Tuesday, the latest such attack in the restive region.

The raids came a day after 30 people were killed on Sunday in a triple suicide bombing in the region that also bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram.

Boko Haram’s decade-long campaign of violence has killed 27,000 people and displaced about two million in Nigeria.

Late on Monday assailants, arriving on nine armoured trucks, stormed into the military base outside the town of Gajiram, 80 kilometres (50 miles),

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CBN reveals $14.2bn capital flows to Nigeria in five Months

CBN reveals $14.2bn capital flows to Nigeria in five Months

June 18, 2019 2:48 am

Total capital flows to Nigeria between January and May 2019, stood at $14.2 billion, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revealed last night.

Of the aforementioned amount, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) accounted for $2.87 billion, representing 20.18 per cent of the total amount.

The CBN revealed this in a statement that was signed by its Director, Corporate Communications, Mr. Isaac Okorafor, while reacting to a Reuters report which stated that FDIs in the country dropped last year.

The apex bank said its attention was drawn to the news item on Reuters quoting the World Investment Report, 2019, recently released by …

2019 Polls: Contention deepens over EU report

2019 Polls: Contention deepens in Nigeria over EU report

June 17, 2019 1:15 am
The recently released report of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Nigeria on the 2019 general elections continued yesterday to attract different interpretations.

While the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in what looked like a sober reflection, said yesterday that it had resolved to review party registration guidelines, proponents of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said the report (considered damning in some quarters) had vindicated the party and INEC.

The EU EOM specifically described the elections as marred by severe “operational and transparency shortcomings” but said, in response to a question from a journalist, that it

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Cadbury Nigeria wins three HR awards

Cadbury Nigeria wins three HR awards

June 13, 2019 9:21 am

Cadbury Nigeria Plc over the weekend announced it won three prizes at the HR People Magazine Awards and Gala 2019, which took place recently in Lagos.

The awards are ‘Best Recruitment Strategy’ and ‘Employer of Choice’ (under 1,000 employees).

This was contained in a statement from the company, which states that Cadbury Nigeria’s Human Resources Director, Mr. Tope-Phillips Aikhuemelo, also received Commendation as ‘HR Leader 2019’ at the event.

The event celebrates excellence in the HR profession and recognises top people, initiatives and strategies that have excelled in various organisations.

Cadbury Nigeria beat Unilever Nigeria Plc and IHS Nigeria to
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Nigeria, others lose $1tr yearly to untidy firms’ ownership

Nigeria, others lose $1tr yearly to untidy firms’ ownership

June 12, 2019 12:46 am

The Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI) yesterday said secret ownership of companies, especially in the oil, gas and mining sectors, was costing Nigeria and other developing countries about $1 trillion yearly. The revelation comes as the December 31, 2019 deadline for the most populous black nation to implement the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) beneficial ownership standard approaches.

Though it was acknowledged that efforts were being made by the Department of Petroleum (DPR), NEITI, Mining Cadastre Office as well as other key ministries and government agencies to sanitise the industry, stakeholders, at a workshop in Port Harcourt, have, however, …

Nigeria : A productive place for Cocoa business

Nigeria : A productive place for Cocoa business

June 10, 2019 12:22 am

Cocoa bean or simply Cocoa is a plant product from which varieties of chocolate are produced. It mainly grows in the tropical areas, and brings to mankind adequate benefits both medicinal and for food production.

Without Cocoa, most of the delicious beverages the world enjoy today, wouldn’t have been possible. Sweet chocolate is produced by adding sugar to cocoa powder. And most food and beverage companies rely heavily on Cocoa to make their products.

In medicine, it is used to treat complications of diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol levels, chronic fatigue syndrome, and constipation but getting the cocoa in sufficient amount …

'Atiku is destined to be president of Nigeria'

‘Atiku is destined to be president of Nigeria’

June 6, 2019 12:04 am

A traditional medicine practitioner in Anambra State, Igwe Onyeachonam Ofomba, has predicted that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has been destined to become Nigeria’s President this year.

He said by divine arrangement, Atiku would emerge victorious at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, insisting that if the tribunal does not declare Atiku winner, he will resign his traditional medicine practice.

Ofomba made the declaration at this year’s celebration of the Onwa Nge Festival in Nando Community, Anambra East Local Government Area.

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He added …

How Nigeria can benefit from GridCodes Technology

How Nigeria can benefit from GridCodes Technology

June 5, 2019 7:47 am

The Federal Government recently inaugurated the Inter-Ministerial Technical Committee on the adoption of Gridcodes.

GridCodes is a technology for digital addressing invented and globally patented by Squadron Leader Adefola Amoo (rtd).

The inter-ministerial committee was setup in furtherance of a directive given by the Chairman of the Nigerian Digital Addressing Council Vice President Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, to review GridCodes Technology for national adoption by the Federal Government.

The immediate past Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, said during the inauguration that Nigeria could effectively improve governance, boost commerce, fight crime and better manage intelligence through the adoption …

Why Ghanaian authority pulls out of MoU with CRCC - Nigeria

Why Ghanaian authority pulls out of MoU with CRCC – Nigeria

June 5, 2019 12:34 am

Less than three months after it signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the China Railway Construction Corporation (international) Nigeria Limited,  the Ghanaian Ministry of Railways Development has pulled out of the deal.

Announcing the development in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, the ministry cited alleged breach of confidentiality as reason for the action.

The withdrawal, it was learnt, was triggered by a report titled: “CRCC to construct 560km railway line for $2bn – same cost as 156 Klm Lagos-Ibadan rail.”

Infuriated with the report because it has not signed any contract with CRCC-Nigeria on rail project, the Ghanaian authority called off …

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