Amid concerns about the influx of toxic pesticides into Nigeria, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has assured citizens of its zero tolerance for using unwholesome chemicals. The assurance is coming on the heels of an investigation conducted by the Heinrich Boll Foundation and published by the International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), which revealed …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Control and Administration (NAFDAC) has placed a ban on paraguat effective 1st January next year. Paraquat is a toxic chemical that is widely used as a plant killer, primarily for weed and grass control. The agency also said that chlorpyrifos will be outlawed from 1st November 2024, while atrazine will suffer a similar fate from …