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Stakeholders Lament Rejection Of Nigerian Foods In Global Market

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3 years ago

February 26, 2022

Stakeholders in the food sector have decried the rejection of Nigerian foods in international markets.

The experts, who were working towards the harmonisation of the Food Safety and Quality Bill (2019) raised the alarm during a workshop in Abuja, Guardian reported.

Speaking at the workshop organised by the Federal Ministry of Health and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group,the Permanent Secretary for the ministry, Mahmuda Mamman, outlined the possible causes for the rejection of Nigerian foods in the international market.

According to him, the multi-agency food safety regulatory approach operated in Nigeria has led to the problem of multi-jurisdiction, which resulted in loss of consumer confidence.

Speaking through Taiye Ologun, the permanent secretary stated that the bill was important in improving the acceptability of Nigerian foods in the global market.

Also noting that the bill would ensure consumer health, Mamman stated that the ministry partnered with the Food and Agriculture Organisation so that food safety risks would be efficiently managed.

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NNPCL Increases Fuel Price

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13 hours ago

August 5, 2025

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has increased the pump price of premium motor spirit across its retail outlets.

It was gathered that NNPCL retail outlets in Abuja have adjusted their fuel pump price to N955 per litre from N890.

This is the case in NNPCL retail outlets along Kubwa Expressway, Wuse and other parts of Abuja.

Similarly, the pump price hike has been implemented at filling stations in Kogi and Nasarawa.

This means that the petrol pump price was increased by N65.

This comes after independent petroleum product marketers and filling station owners in Abuja increased petrol pump prices to between N950 and N971 per litre at the weekend. Their decision followed an upward review of the ex-depot petrol price by Dangote Refinery to N858 per litre, up from N820.

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Naira Appreciates Against Dollar As External Reserves Swell

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14 hours ago

August 5, 2025

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The naira appreciated against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Monday to begin the week on a bullish note amid swelling external reserves.

According to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s exchange data, the naira appreciated to N1,531.95 against the dollar on Monday from N1,533.74 traded last week Friday.

This showed that the Naira strengthened by N1.79 when compared to the N1,533.74 exchanged at the close of work last week.

Meanwhile, at the black market, the naira remained stable at N1560 per litre, the same exchange rate traded on Friday.

The development comes as Nigeria’s external reserves had maintained a modest rise to $39.54 billion as of August 1st, 2025, up from $39.36 billion on July 30th.

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Naira Continues To Appreciate Against Dollar On Official Market

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4 days ago

August 1, 2025

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The naira continued its appreciation against the dollar at the foreign exchange market on Tuesday.

Accordingly, the naira strengthened further to N1,533.18 against the dollar on Tuesday, from N1,534.21 traded the previous day.

This represents a gain of N1.03 against the dollar on a day-to-day basis and marks the second consecutive day of appreciation at the official FX market.

Meanwhile, on the black market, the naira depreciated further to N1,545 per dollar on Tuesday from N1,537 traded on Monday.

Recall that the naira had similarly closed Monday’s trading session with mixed sentiments, recording gains at the official market but depreciating at the parallel market.