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The price of onions in Nigeria has skyrocketed, with a small-sized bulb currently selling for between ₦200 and ₦300 across markets in anticipation of this year’s holiday season. A market survey recently conducted by newsmen in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja indicated that onion prices at the Dutse and Kubwa village markets had experienced […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a warning to bakeries nationwide, advising against the use of saccharin and bromate in bread production. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, gave the warning while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). She said bakeries caught in the […]
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Azeez Olayide, a Nigerian food vendor, has told the story of how he and his business partner left their jobs to start selling jollof rice in the United Kingdom. Olayide disclosed this during a recent interview on the programme My Tasty Naija. He said the business name, ‘2 Nigerian Boys’ began in February 2019 at […]
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The Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) on Tuesday, November 19, shut down three sachet water factories for failing to meet regulatory standards, during a raid in the Lekki/Ibeju-Lekki zone. The operation, tagged “Operation Comply and Thrive,” aimed to mitigate the circulation of substandard water products and ensure public health safety. During the enforcement, the […]
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Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), have projected the a crate of eggs which currently sells for between N5,500 and N6,000, may soon rise to N10,000. This comes as prices of many commodities including basic staples have skyrocketed. Factors responsible for this are the hike in fuel price and forex scarcity. Speaking at a press conference […]
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The cost of a kilogram of beef in Nigeria may soon hit ₦10,000, from the ₦3,000 to ₦5,000 range seen just a few months ago, unless urgent support is provided to pastoral farmers. This potential price increase highlights the growing accessibility issues for common Nigerians with the uncontrollable economic crisis. The heads up was given […]
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The Federal Government has announced that only those with National Identification Numbers will be eligible to buy from the 30,000 metric tonnes of milled rice available at a subsidized rate of N40,000 per 50kg bag. President Bola Tinubu, represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, stated during the flag-off ceremony on […]
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The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said it has evidence that the current high prices of food items in the country were majorly caused by price manipulators. FCCPC explanation follows reactions generated by the one month deadline given to food items sellers to crash the price of food on the market by […]
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that food exposed to temperatures over 5 °C (41 °F) for longer than two hours is considered unsafe for consumption and should be thrown away. The international health organization issued the warning on Friday in a series of messages posted on X.com to commemorate the 2024 World Food Safety Day, […]
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Abundant on our planet are numerous nutritious fruits. The array of fruits found in Africa may not be familiar to everyone. Owing to their ancestral origins and traditional or tribal labels, the true English names of these fruits often remain unknown to many individuals because the Western world does not know or are not familiar […]
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