NBCC calls for speedy passage of Food Safety bill

Worried by the repeated banning of some Nigerian agricultural produce from European countries, the Nigerian-Belgian Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) on Wednesday called for the speedy passage of Nigeria’s Food Safety Bill.

NBCC’s President, Mr Tunde Okoya, made the call in Lagos at the organisation’s Breakfast Meeting, saying it was imperative for the National Assembly to expedite action in the passage of the bill.

EU Extends ban to three years on Nigerian brown beans.

The European Union (EU) has extended its ban on importation of dried beans from Nigeria by three years, the Coordinating Director, Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), Dr Vincent Isegbe, has said.

Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), yesterday, Dr Isegbe lamented that the extension came when the federal government and its relevant agencies were working to ensure that the June dateline to lift the ban was met.