The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has clamped down on six peddlers of illegal chemical substances in Lokoja, Kogi State.

EXECUTIVE Director of the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research, NIFOR, Dr. Dere Okiy, warned yesterday in Benin, that until the private sector engages in the mass production of palm oil, Nigeria will remain a net importer of the product.

Chief Executive Officer, Bio-Organics Nutrients Systems Limited, Ibafo, Ogun State, Dr. Kenny Acholonu, has urged all foods, beverage producers and flour millers to fortify their products with certified vitamins and mineral premixes to ensure healthy growth and reduce the prevalence of micro-nutrient malnutrition among Nigerians, especially women and children.

THE Niger Delta Youth Movement, NDYM, has condemned what it called moves to blackmail President Goodluck Jonathan from exercising his basic constitutional right in next year’s general elections.

NON-ACADEMIC Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, has accused some state governments of outrageous hike in Pay-As-You-Earn, PAYE, tax deductions in their bid to make up for the shortfall in monthly allocations.