NAFDAC says ban on alcohol in sachets stands
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) NAFDAC, has reiterated that the ban on the sale and consumption of sachet alcoholic beverages in Nigeria has not …
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FG earmarks N260bn to revitalise PHCs across Nigeria
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, says the federal government has set aside N260 billion to revitalise the Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the country. Mr …
Hong Kong needs new solutions, legislation to rescue its money-losing plastic bottles recycling industry, expert says
If the sorting and shredding can be done at the collection points, it would greatly enhance the financial viability, said Craipeau, a French entrepreneur with nearly two decades trading recycling …
Salmonella infections across Canada linked to snakes and their rodent feed
An ongoing outbreak of salmonella infections in eight provinces is linked to snakes and rodents used to feed them, the Public Health Agency of Canada says. As of March 19, …
How Hong Kong can rescue the struggling recycling industry and win its war on plastic waste
NLP is equally owned by Swire Coca-Cola, German waste management recycling firm Alba Group, and Hong Kong’s Baguio Waste Management and Recycling. But two years after operations began, NLP’s plant …
‘No responsibility’: Thai woman faces jail after friend takes her pet lion cub out for a drive in a Bentley
A Thai owner of a pet lion cub could face jail after a viral video of her friend driving around Pattaya in a convertible Bentley, with the big cat wearing …
UPSSSC Forest Guard recruitment 2022: PET exam dates announced for 701 posts; Check notice here
The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) has released the dates for Physical Eligibility Test (PET) exam for the recruitment of 701 posts of UPSSSC Van Daroga (Forest Guard).The …
A mysterious respiratory illness is affecting dogs, but tests show no new pathogens: U.S. officials
Testing of the mysterious respiratory illness affecting dogs across the United States has not yet revealed any new pathogens or any common cause for the wave of infections that have …
Rabies hitched a ride to Canada in dogs flown from Iran. Scientists caught the spread just in time
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