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The visit is set to lift the ban on Nigerian beans and other
agricultural products
– NAFDAC assures that exported goods go through rigorous
screening
In what might be considered a boost to Nigeria’s export trade, there are
indications that the European Union may lift its ban on the importation of
Nigerian beans, Vanguard reports.
The European Food Safety Authority placed a ban on the importation of
beans from Nigeria to European countries in 2015 but there are indications
this will be lifted by June.
The European authority banned some agricultural produce which included
beans from Nigeria, on the basis that the rejected beans were found to
contain between 0.03mg per kilogramme to 4.6mg/kg of dichlorvos
pesticide, when the acceptable maximum residue limit is 0.01mg/kg.
The new development came after the visit of an EU team to the central
laboratory of the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and
Control (NAFDAC) in Lagos.
The team was reportedly in Nigeria to carry out an inspection on the
procedures of NAFDAC to ensure that future exports of beans and other
agricultural produce from Nigeria meet the standards of importing countries.
Mrs. Yetunde Oni, who is the acting director general of NFDAC, said during
the inspection that the beans that resulted in the ban were smuggled out of
Nigeria and did not pass through the agency. She said the ban had had a
negative effect on Nigeria’s economy.
“The ban was placed about a year ago due to high insecticide residue in
beans but let me sound a note of caution here that the beans that were
rejected never passed through NAFDAC, they were beans produce smuggled
out of the country.
The ban has brought about a huge economic loss in the sense that Nigeria
has large expanse of land, we have a lot of farmers that produce beans
and the beans are not able to go out.” She gave her assurance that
agricultural produce that passes through the agency never gets rejected
because of the rigorous process it goes through before certification.
agricultural products
– NAFDAC assures that exported goods go through rigorous
screening
In what might be considered a boost to Nigeria’s export trade, there are
indications that the European Union may lift its ban on the importation of
Nigerian beans, Vanguard reports.
The European Food Safety Authority placed a ban on the importation of
beans from Nigeria to European countries in 2015 but there are indications
this will be lifted by June.
The European authority banned some agricultural produce which included
beans from Nigeria, on the basis that the rejected beans were found to
contain between 0.03mg per kilogramme to 4.6mg/kg of dichlorvos
pesticide, when the acceptable maximum residue limit is 0.01mg/kg.
The new development came after the visit of an EU team to the central
laboratory of the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and
Control (NAFDAC) in Lagos.
The team was reportedly in Nigeria to carry out an inspection on the
procedures of NAFDAC to ensure that future exports of beans and other
agricultural produce from Nigeria meet the standards of importing countries.
Mrs. Yetunde Oni, who is the acting director general of NFDAC, said during
the inspection that the beans that resulted in the ban were smuggled out of
Nigeria and did not pass through the agency. She said the ban had had a
negative effect on Nigeria’s economy.
“The ban was placed about a year ago due to high insecticide residue in
beans but let me sound a note of caution here that the beans that were
rejected never passed through NAFDAC, they were beans produce smuggled
out of the country.
The ban has brought about a huge economic loss in the sense that Nigeria
has large expanse of land, we have a lot of farmers that produce beans
and the beans are not able to go out.” She gave her assurance that
agricultural produce that passes through the agency never gets rejected
because of the rigorous process it goes through before certification.
Friday, 15 May 2015
Jonathan's government is the most corrupt govt in Nigeria's history- Dino Melaye
“Jonathan is the promoter of corruption. I am telling you that the Government of Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan is the most corrupt in Nigerian history but who we have as president-elect of this country today, Muhammadu Buhari, the man I see as the nemesis of corruption. I am an advocate of anti-corruption and for me if I enter office, I am going to do it more this time around. More importantly, now that we have a government that is going to have zero tolerance for corruption, we must as legislators carry out our functions from any form of sacrifice.” he said
Checkout First Pictures From Oshiomhole's Wedding
The wedding ceremony of the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole and his new bride, Miss Lara Fortes has commenced.
Oshiomhole tied the knot with Miss Lara Fortes in the Etsako West Local Government Area of the state.
The reception is to take place at Oshiomhole’s country home in Iyamho.
Lara Forte, a Cape Verde national, and former air hostess at Emirate Airlines, is in her early thirties, aides of the governor say.
Check out pictures from the wedding below.
Oshiomhole is re-marrying five years after he lost his first wife, Clara on December 8, 2010. She died after several years of battling with cancer.
Oshiomhole tied the knot with Miss Lara Fortes in the Etsako West Local Government Area of the state.
The reception is to take place at Oshiomhole’s country home in Iyamho.
Lara Forte, a Cape Verde national, and former air hostess at Emirate Airlines, is in her early thirties, aides of the governor say.
Check out pictures from the wedding below.
The officiating minister hands the marriage certificate to the Comrade Governor.
Mr and Mrs Adams Oshiomhole display their wedding certificate.
From
left: Senator Bukola Saraki; Mrs Fotes, father of the bride;
President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari; Governor Adams Oshiomhole; his wife,
Iara Oshiomhole and Mrs Fortes, mother of the bride.
Oshiomhole is re-marrying five years after he lost his first wife, Clara on December 8, 2010. She died after several years of battling with cancer.
Thursday, 14 May 2015
Sanusi’s Article On Missing oil Money Breaks Twitter
Several Nigerians took
to twitter to praise Emir Sanusi for his comments about the recent audit
report by PricewaterhouseCoopers on the alleged missing $20 billion oil
money.
Emir Sanusi
The
former Central Bank Governor who was the one that brought the issue of
the missing $20bn into limelight has reacted to the controversial audit
report by PricewaterhouseCoopers on the alleged missing money.
The Emir in an article titled, “Unanswered questions on Nigeria’s missing oil revenue billions”,
published by the Financial Times of London, insisted that the PwC Audit
Report confirmed that about $18.5billion of the NNPC’s earnings was not
remitted to the treasury, contrary to what the Petroleum Minister Mrs.
Diezani Alison-Madueke claimed.
He
argued that the outstanding amount used by the NNPC for apparently
unlawful purposes such as kerosene subsidy, does not dismiss the notion
that the NNPC illegally withheld billions of oil dollars from the
government.
On
hearing of the Emirs insistence that the oil money was still missing,
several Nigeriansto to twitter to praise him for his courage.
Here are some of the tweets below”
In
February 2014, President Jonathan suspended Sanusi after his
accusations of missing oil revenue sparked a public outcry and criticism
against the government
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