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NAFDAC Shuts Down Ponmo Factories Which Uses Chemical For Embalming Corpses For Preservation

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Three factories which specializes in importing hides popularly known as ponmo, located along Unity Avenue, Ijagemo; Sosanya Street, Ijegun; and Adedayo Ayodeji Street, WAZOBIA Bus Stop, Abaranje, all in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, have been shut down by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC. The ponmo factories were Continue Reading

113m People Face Food Insecurity

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No fewer than 113 million people are experiencing high levels of food insecurity in the world, The Companion, an association of Muslim in Business and Professions National President, Alhaji Wale Sonaike, said on Wednesday. Quoting the Global Report on last year’s Food Crisis, Sonaike said Nigeria was named as one of the eight countries most […]Continue Reading

Cockroaches Are Now Immune To Insecticides, Even The Best Ones – Scientists reveal

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Scientists at Purdue University have lamented that cockroaches are now immune to insecticides, warning that the disease-carrying insects are becoming more difficult to eliminate as they develop cross-resistance to best insecticides available. Lead Researcher, Prof. Michael Scharf, notes that cockroaches are serious threats to human health. “They carry dozens of types of Continue Reading