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Merck partners NAFDAC over counterfeiting
German pharmaceutical, chemical and life science company, Merck; and the National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control have deployed new technologies to stop the influx and circulation of fake medicines in the country. The NAFDAC Director- General, Dr....
Women In Agriculture: A Call For Increased Investment By Big Businesses
As the proverb goes, women hold up half the sky. We hold up an increasing portion of the global market as well. As the world shifts into a post-2015 era, pursuing Sustainable Development Goals that are holistic and ambitious, there is a timely and significant...
Nigerians urged to reduce salt intake
Public health consultant, Dr. Omowunmi Bakare, has advised Nigerians to reduce the quantity of salt they use in their cooking and diets. Bakare, who spoke at a public lecture and free medical screening exercise organised by Babatunde Femi Owolabi Memorial Heart...
SON inaugurates laboratories to boost exports
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has inaugurated the first international food and chemical laboratories in Nigeria and stakeholders in the industrial sector are already seeing their benefits to Nigerian exporters . The laboratories, said to have received...
Lagos: Technology Leaders From 26 countries to Exhibit Solutions for Agrofood and Packing Industry in Nigeria
In a bid to properly address the challenges in the Nigerian agrofood and packaging industry, Nigeria ‘agrofood & plastprintpack Tradefair 2015 is bringing together professionals from all over the world to Lagos to discuss and show a way forward in the sector. The...
Bio-Safety: President Jonathan Signs Revolutionary Bill into law
The signing into law of the Bio-safety bill by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as his tenure clocks out, by key stakeholders in many spheres has been appraised as a laudable milestone in the domestication of modern biotechnology in Nigeria. The biosafety bill,...