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Apple & BlackcurrantThe National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned Nigerians to stop the consumption of an organic apple and black currant originating from Australia.Prof. Moji Adeyeye, NAFDAC Director-General, who disclosed this to Newsjaunts, said the products had been certified harmful for human consumption.“The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of Hong Kong’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has warned against the consumption of Pure Tassie Organic Apple and Blackcurrant Juice originating from Australia.“This was due to unacceptable level of patulin (a mycotoxin) which had exceeded the maximum limit in fruit juice,” she said.Adeyeye pointed out…

Former Malaysia Finance Minister Lim Eng demands incumbent Tengku Abdul Aziz to back up claims that Eng’s administration improperly handled government contracts.Malaysian ministerAnother row over government corruption allegations broke out in Malaysia on Tuesday, after former Finance Minister Lim Eng demanded incumbent Tengku Abdul Aziz to back up claims that Eng’s administration improperly handled government contracts.According to Eng, “I dare him to reveal everything so that the Rakyat (Malaysia’s parliament) can evaluate/compare which company succeeded in getting a tender, which crony got it and which minister applied for projects through direct negotiations.”Abdul Aziz made the allegations on Monday before the…

AeroplanesThe Federal Government on Monday said airlines would be fined $3,500 per passenger for airlifting passengers without negative COVID-19 test results as it prepared to open international flights.The Coordinator, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Sanni Aliyu, said this at the daily briefing of the PTF on in Abuja.Speaking on the new protocols that would start from Aug. 29, the coordinator said it was expected that passengers coming into the country must present a PCR COVID-19 test result that was within seven days.Aliyu also said that when a passenger arrived Nigeria and present a PCR negative result, the passenger was expected to…

Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Adamawa State, Most Rev (Dr) Stephen Dami Mamza, has tested positive for Coronavirus, The Fidelinfo Authoritatively Confirmed.Mamza, who is the Catholic bishop of Yola Diocese, is also a member of Adamawa State COVID-19 containment committee.The cleric revealed his status on Sunday after the Nigeria Center for Disease Control confirmed that the result of his test was positive.In a statement, Mamza disclosed that he was positive and in isolation for the virus.He said, “NCDC test result confirmed that I have contracted the virus, therefore I’m now in total isolation and on treatment.“One lesson…

The management of Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) says it has engaged the leaders of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) over the 175 workers laid off by one of its contract companies.Mr Esimaje Brikinn, the company’s General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, made this known in an interview with the Newsjaunts.Brikinn said that the laid-off workers were not employees of Chevron but workers of an independent contractor providing services to Chevron.He said the contract company laid off its workers following the suspension of the service contract agreement between it and Chevron.“CNL is a responsible and…

The Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has urged investors in Halal industry globally to patronise Nigeria’s Free Trade Zones ahead of the implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.NEPZA Managing Director, Prof Adesoji Adesugba made the call while speaking on the topic entitled: “The Role of Free Trade Zones in Booming Halal Global Business’’ to investors via webinar.In a statement issued by Mr Martins Odeh, Head, Corporate Communications, NEPZA on Sunday, Adesugba said FTZs offered juicy incentives to halal investors who could use Nigeria as a location for production of variety of business value chains.Adesugba, who reeled…

In a legal reprisal to challenge the wanton illegal destruction and demolition of properties worth over N100Billion within the suburb of Seagate by Cowrie Creek, Lekki, Lagos on 19th August, 2020.Barr Dotun Hassan, Solicitors to the Affected and Concerned lawful Inhabitants, Lands and House Owners of the Seagate Estate, along Salem Road, Ilasan, via Ikate Elegushi, Lekki, Lagos have written a petition against Governor Babajide Sanwolu, Lagos State Government and others to the National Human Right Commission(NHRC), in a swift reprisal to the ungodly and inhuman manner of demolition of properties with valid land documents title and Governor’s consent without…

A High Court of Nasarawa State has restored the judgment nullifying the congress of the National Youths Council of Nigeria (NYCN) which produced Comrade Saraigbe Sukubo as the group’s National President.Justice Abdullahi Ozegya, in a ruling on Friday, reversed the order made by the court on January 23, 2020 which set aside an earlier consent judgment of December 11, 2019 on the grounds that the order was obtained by fraud.The court had, in the December 11, 2019 consent judgment by Justice Offo Haruna in suit No: NSD/MG104/18, voided the congresses held by a faction of the NYCN in Abuja, Gombe…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), said it would conduct physical and credential screening for applicants who had successfully completed online registration for recruitment into constable cadre of the force.The exercise will be conducted between Aug. 24 and Sept. 6, in designated centres across the country.The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.Mba said applicants were expected to appear at the various screening venues across the federation in their clean white T-shirts and shorts.“Applicants are to also appear with the following mandatory basic requirements: National Identity Number (NIN); Original and duplicate…

Some 208 stranded Nigerian citizens departed New Jersey for home on Thursday night in the ninth evacuation flight from the United States.Barring any future change in plan, this is the final repatriation flight organised by the Federal Government for citizens stranded in the U.S. due to the coronavirus pandemic.It came barely 24 hours after the eighth flight in which 94 Nigerians were evacuated from Houston, Texas, to join friends and families back home.Six of all nine flights operated by Ethiopian Airlines originated from the Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, and were coordinated by the Consulate General of Nigeria in…