{NAWA OO} Federal Government To Ban Nigerian Delicacy “Pomo”

According to reports, the Federal Government might be making plans to ban the sale and consumption of hides and skins, commonly known as “pomo”.

 

Vanguard reports that the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina called for a stronger check on the consumption and sale of the product.

{Ebola} Federal Government Bans Importation of Animals

The federal government has banned the importation of live animals into the country through the nation’s seaports and land borders. The move is part of the measures to curtail the spread of the deadly Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the country.



This is coming nearly one month after the deadly Ebola virus disease (EVD) was deliberately imported into Nigeria by a Liberian, Mr. Patrick Sawyer, leading to five deaths, twelve confirmed infection cases and 179 people under surveillance.