Foods

A Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, on Thursday sentenced two men to two years in prison for stealing rice donated by foreign donors to internally displaced persons. The two convicts are Umar Ibrahim, a supervisory councilor in Mafa local government area, and Ali Zangebe, a local politician from …

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it was committed to ensuring the control of malaria, as it was endemic in the state and affected human development. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health,, who made the assertion at the 5th “Doctors Discuss Malaria’’ Progamme, in Lagos, said the state recorded …

 Five Nigerian movies have been listed to compete for the “People’s Choice Award” at the 2017 edition of Nollywood Week Paris Film Festival. According to the organisers (www.nollywoodweek.com), the movies include award winning ‘76’ directed by Izu Ojukwu, ‘The Wedding Party’ directed by Kemi Adetiba and ‘Dinner’, a movie directed …

Researchers have shown that adults who have at least one diet drink a day are three times more at risk from a stroke or dementia. Scientists say they should no longer be regarded as the healthier alternative and urge the public to stick to water or milk. Their study of …

55 people have been killed in Irkutsk region, Russia, with almost 26 others still lying in hospital bed without a chance of survival after they drank bath lotion or bath oil, masquerading as a safe alcoholic drink called Hawthorn. Russian authority describe Hawthorn intake as the worst such case in modern …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday hailed tax payers in the State for performing their civic obligations faithfully, saying the State recorded more Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2016 than what was recorded in 2015 despite economic recession in the country. As of December 16, 2016 the State …

Africa’s giant rats have been trained to sniff out landmines and detect tuberculosis in humans, and soon they could turn their superior noses to protecting other animals by finding illegal wildlife trophies being smuggled out of African ports. African giant rat Kirsty Brebner, whose organisation Endangered Wildlife Trust had the …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said that investors willing to do business in the agric sector in the State can be rest assured of a ready market and returns on investment as the daily consumption of food items in the State is worth over N3billion daily. The …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday promised that Nigeria would team up with other countries to strengthen maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President spoke while receiving the Executive Secretary of the Gulf of …

President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has vowed to crash the price of fertilizer before the end of next year, so as to boost agricultural production and guarantee food security in the country. Speaking at a forum in Abuja, Dangote said Nigeria’s fertilizer production would rise by about three …