The Nigeria Government is making plans to prosecute users of PolyChlorinated Biphenyl (PCBs), popularly known as transformer oil, in frying “akara” (bean cake), plantain chips, chicken and other food items.Prof. Babajide Alloy, a Consultant to the Federal Ministry of Environment, made the disclosure on Tuesday in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of a workshop in Calabar.According to him, the consumption of food prepared from the chemical substance will exp...

There might be food scarcity in some parts of the country starting from next week as the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AFUCDN) threatened to stop food supply to the South and other parts of the country.The union said it would carry out this threat within three weeks if governments at all levels failed to meet its demands within three weeks.National President of the AFUCDN, Muhammed Tahir, who spoke with journalists at the end of an e...

In a attempt to defraud a Lagos business, a woman identified as Linda Ihebinike was apprehended by a vigilant Point of Sale (POS) operator in Lagos. The quick thinking of the operator prevented a potential loss of 90,000 Naira due to Linda's attempt to use counterfeit 1000 Naira notes.Linda Ihebinike's brazen attempt to deposit 90,000 Naira of fake 1000 Naira notes through the POS system raised suspicions when Ihebinike seemed in a hurry, eager to complete the trans...