Beware of poisoned beans – CPC warns Nigerians

The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has advised consumers to extensively parboil their beans before consumption and to make sufficient inquiries before engaging in purchases. In a statemnet issued by Mr Babatunde Irukera, Director General of the council, he warned Nigerians to beware of beans retailers who use 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP) compound popularly known as sniper to preserve their beans from weevils. The warning followed a video which had gone viral on social media where some young men were seen in a market mixing their beans with sniper before bagging…

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Shehu Sani tackles Buhari, Jonathan over ‘politicised’ N-Power, SURE-P

The senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has criticised the N-Power programme introduced by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration,saying it is used as a means of maintaining grassroot political support. The senator shared the same view on the SURE-P program of the former administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Mr Sani, who left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) some weeks ago, was reacting to an allegation that the disbursement of the N-power fund has been politicised. Senate Minority Leader, Biodun Olujimi, said, on Wednesday, that the fund had been “politicised”…

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