The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised an alarm over the illegal importation and smuggling of banned and falsified pesticides into Nigeria through national borders. Speaking at a media briefing, NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, warned that the widespread availability of prohibited agrochemicals poses severe health risks to consumers and threatens Nigeria's agricultural exports. CRACKDOWN ON PROHIBITED AGROCHEMICALS The regulatory authority disclosed that recent […]

Veteran Nollywood actor PETE EDOCHIE has ranked Chinua Achebe’s 1958 novel, *Things Fall Apart*, as the greatest book ever written in Africa, attributing its significance to its authentic depiction of the African experience. In a recent interview, EDOCHIE stated that the novel gained widespread recognition because it told the African story, adding that subsequent efforts by other African authors had not achieved the same impact. He encouraged African writers and […]

OYEDELE further revealed that the government is negotiating a 1,350-naira-per-litre ceiling on the ex-gantry or landing cost of petrol, which would be subject to monthly reviews, to shield pump prices from sharp changes in global crude prices and exchange rates.