Tag: Consumption
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NAFDAC cautions Nigerians on consumption of FanYogo gin, ginger; says product not registered
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has not registered FanYogo Gin and Ginger drink in Nigeria. Its Director-General, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, made the clarification on Thursday in Abuja. Adeyeye said that the drink, which contained 12.5 per cent alcohol, and being circulated in the social media, was not…
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Stop consumption of smuggled rice, FG warns Nigerians
The federal government has raised alarm over the unhealthy status of smuggled imported rice being dumped in the country calling on Nigerians not to consume them. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, at a media briefing in Lagos said the government could not guarantee the healthy status of the rice having spent months…
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Yuletide: FG warns Nigerians over consumption of foreign rice, says ‘they are smuggled, poisoned’
The Federal Government on Thursday warned Nigerians not to patronise or consume foreign rice currently on sale in the country as most of them (the rice) are smuggled and poisoned from their originating countries. According to the government, recent tests conducted by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development showed that most imported rice…
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Stop slaughtering sick, dead animals for peoples’ consumption – Monarch cautions butchers
The Chun-Mada of Mada in Nasarawa State, Mr Samson Gamu-Yare has cautioned butchers in the area against slaughtering sick or dead animals for sale to members of the public. Gamu-Yare gave the advice on Wednesday during the coronation and presentation of appointment letter to the new leader of the Butchers Association of Akwanga Local Government…
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Yam export: Local consumption, price won’t be adversely affected, FG assures Nigerians
Prof. Simon Irtwange, Chairman, Technical Committee on Nigeria Yam Export Programme, has said the exportation of yam will not affect local consumption of the produce and its price. Irtwange gave the assurance in an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Friday. He said that it was necessary to allay the fears of the citizens that…