Nigeria’s street food industry and its socio-economic dynamics
By Chinaza Arinzechukwu Food safety is a concept that involves handling, preparing and storing foods in a way that protects the food from being contaminated. It’s a shared responsibility of everyone involved in the food chain (farmers, manufacturers, processors, distributors, retailers, and consumers). Foods can become unsafe when contaminated with illness-causing bacteria, viruses, parasites or […]
Customs on offensive; seal off car marts nationwide
ABUJA — The Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, yesterday escalated its crackdown on car dealers who defaulted in payment of duties, as it took its operations nationwide to the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and other states in the North, including Kaduna, Kano, Ilorin, Sokoto and Kebbi, where it sealed about 110 car shops.
Bauchi committee indicts ex-governor Abubakar
… says he wrongfully allocated State properties to self …the allegations will be legally challenged ― Abubakar’s Aide By Charles Agwam Bauchi – A 21-man Committee of inquiry, Assets and Funds Recovery Committee set up by Bauchi State governor, Bala Muhammed to probe previous administrations of former governors has indicted former governor Muhammed Abubakar of […]
Martinelli shines as Arsenal thrash Standard Liege
Gabriel Martinelli starred for Arsenal in their Group F Europa league fixture with Standard Liege, the Brazilian teenager finished the match with two goals and an assist. Martinelli, signed from Brazilian side Ituano for 6m pounds during the summer, opened the scoring after 13 minutes of play with a fine header, he scored his second […]
Interring the fly with the corpse: The Pompeo story
TWO days ago, as the world commemorated the first year of Kamal Kashoggi’s liquidation by the Saudi Arabian state, a thought cropped up in my mind: how a claimed Christian fanatic, a Deacon of the American Evangelical Presbyterian Church and Sunday School teacher, would rationalise such brazen murder. For him, such murder was not worth calling an ally to order.
Corruption: EFCC to collaborate with India
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Indian government have agreed to pull more of their energies together in the fight against corruption and economic crimes in Nigeria and India. A statement by the spokesman for the commission Mr Wilson Uwujaren, in Abuja on Thursday, said the India High Commissioner to Nigeria, Abhay […]
