Food Poisoning Kills 24 People In A Single Household In Sokoto

FoodHealthFood Poisoning Kills 24 People In A Single Household In Sokoto

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 12, 2021

SOKOTO — Tragedy has struck Danzanke village of Bargaja ward, Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto state following the death of 24 people in a single household as a result of food poisoning. Dr. Ali Inname, Sokoto state Commissioner for Health who confirmed this in a statement said members of the household used fertilizer type known as “Gishirin Lalle in Hausa”, as seasoning in cooking food, instead of common salt. The statement read in part:...

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NAFDAC to Strengthen Enlightenment Campaign on Marketing Breast Milk Substitute

FoodHealthNAFDAC to Strengthen Enlightenment Campaign on Marketing Breast Milk Substitute

PilotnewsAugust 6, 2021

KADUNA — National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will partner with relevant stakeholders to strengthen enlightenment campaign on the Breast Milk Substitute (BMS) Code, among healthcare providers and professionals. The Kaduna State Coordinator, Nasiru Mato, disclosed in Kaduna on Friday, at a Policy Dialogue Webinar on Breastfeeding, organised to commemorate the 2021 World Breastfeeding Week. The webinar with the topic, “The Role of Stakeholders in Domestic Resource Mobilization for Optimal...

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Foodstuff Traders In Enugu Attribute Rise In Cost To Insecurity

BusinessFoodFoodstuff Traders In Enugu Attribute Rise In Cost To Insecurity

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)July 28, 2021

ENUGU — The menace of suspected Fulani herdsmen at farm settlements in Enugu state has crippled rate of farm produce in the state resulting in the high cost of foodstuffs in the market. Speaking to WAPN correspondent, a vegetable seller in the popular New Market Enugu, who pleaded anonymity explained, “The cost of foodstuffs are very high now as opposed to what it used to be at this time of year, rainy season,” “This is...

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National Home Grown Feeding Programme Reduces Hunger, Others- Sadiya

AgricultureFoodNational Home Grown Feeding Programme Reduces Hunger, Others- Sadiya

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 9, 2021

DAMATURU, (Yobe State) — The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Faruk said the Federal Government’s National Home Grown Feeding Programme special intervention has impacted positively on millions of Nigerians in areas of hunger reduction, malnutrition, employment generation, and wealth creation. The minister while flagging off Stakeholders’ engagement and enrolment exercise in Damaturu to scale up the programme in Yobe state, said over 100,000  Pupils and 215 cooks in Yobe state are currently benefitting from...

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Mrs. Fintiri Presents Items To 100 Widows, Orphans, Less Privileged

FoodPovertyMrs. Fintiri Presents Items To 100 Widows, Orphans, Less Privileged

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 7, 2021

YOLA — The wife of the Adamawa state Governor, Hajiya Lami Ahmadu Fintiri has assisted 100 widows, orphans, and less privileged with various items in Malamre of Karewa ward in Yola North. Items distributed include wrappers, blankets, mats, rubber buckets, packages of foodstuff, and bag containing soap, toothpaste, pants, sanitary pads, and combs, among others. Presenting the items, representative of the wife of the governor Hajiya Asabe Shuaibu urged the beneficiaries to make proper use...

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Adamawa State Government, ICRC Distributes Hybrid Maize Seeds In 4 Local Governments

AgricultureFoodLocal GovernmentAdamawa State Government, ICRC Distributes Hybrid Maize Seeds In 4 Local Governments

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 7, 2021

YOLA — In an effort to boost farming activities this cropping season, the Adamawa State Government in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross has flagged off the distribution of hybrid maize seeds in four selected communities in Yola South, Hong, Girei, and Numan Local government areas. The Commissioner of Agriculture, Alhaji Umar Iya Daware while speaking during the flag-off ceremony held at Mbamba in Yola South, said the move was part of...

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NAN Staff Advise to Cut Down Sugar Intake to Prevent Diseases

FoodWellnessNAN Staff Advise to Cut Down Sugar Intake to Prevent Diseases

PilotnewsJuly 5, 2021

ABUJA —  Staff of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) have been advised to cut down sugar intake to prevent diseases like cancer, diabetics, hypertension, High blood pressure, and others. Dr. Austine Egbuchiem, of the ACE awareness centre, Gwarinpa, Abuja, gave the advice on Monday at a health awareness talk organised for staff of the agency at the headquarters office. He said that most of the sicknesses that happened in recent were caused by sugar...

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Food Poison: Ten Members Of Same Family Died

FoodHealthFood Poison: Ten Members Of Same Family Died

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2021

GUSAU, (Zamfara) — It has reported that ten members of the same family have died as a result of suspected food poisoning at Jangeme village in Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Sunday Tribune gathered from an uncle of the deceased persons, Bashiru Muhammad Jangeme, at Yariman Bakura Specialists Hospital Gusau, that 10 of the victims died one after the other as a result of the food they ate. According to him, the elder...

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FEPSAN Raises N140 billion For 2021 Fertilizer Production

AgricultureFoodFEPSAN Raises N140 billion For 2021 Fertilizer Production

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 3, 2021

In an effort to make fertilizer available to farmers this cropping season, Members of the Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) said they have raised about N140 billion that would enable blenders to procure raw materials for fertilizer production for the 2021 farming season. Input Suppliers, Agro-Dealers and Financial Institutions have held in Abuja in which it discussed the issues including fertilizer production. Mr. Gideon Negedu, Executive Secretary of the Association in a press...

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Buhari Boast of Agricultural Policy Amid Food Inflation

AgricultureFoodBuhari Boast of Agricultural Policy Amid Food Inflation

Beloved John (Staff Writer)July 3, 2021

ABUJA — President Muhammed Buhari has unceremoniously celebrated the success of the agricultural policy initiated by his administration. According to him, the country can now brag about food sufficiency as it no longer has to Import food items from other countries. On Friday, while at the presidential villa receiving the former prime minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Dessalegn, Buhari said his administration retreated to agriculture, owing to the fluctuating prices of crude oil. “We needed to...

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