HVISE GLOBAL RESOURCES IS RECRUITING

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Tomato scarcity: Imported paste killing Nigerians

Tomato scarcity: Imported paste killing Nigerians

— 14th June 2016

As consumers of fresh tomatoes and farmers at large battle with scarcity the product across main markets in the nation due to the outbreak of “Tuta Absoluta” which has severely ravaged tomato production in Nigeria, many are already switching to tomato pastes, opening windows for importers to bring in inferior tomato pastes, especially from China. But some experts believe 85 per cent of such foodstuffs are not properly processed even though, they may be reddish in colour may contain elements that cause cancer and other diseases.
A recent finding by the international food safety concerns on processed fruits and vegetables showed that a group of Asians and their Nigerian collaborators have been importing diseases by selling starch and coloring in the name of tomato pastes. Apart from the cancer-causing coloring, the starch contained in those products is clearly harmful to unsuspecting diabetic patients, showing how vulnerable Nigeria’s food security readiness is.
This has made Nigeria to be rated among developing countries that give too much priority to importation of substandard products worth N15 billion annually.
         The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Erisco Foods, Chief Eric Odinaka Umeofia, however, blamed those in authority who, out of their selfish gains, pave way for such imports to flourish, while undermining the health of Nigerians.
The Erisco boss did not leave government agencies like NAFDAC out of the blame, insisting that they made government to believe that imported tomato pastes are superior to locally produced ones, thereby downplaying the hazards of some of the imported ones.
According to him, the existing loopholes in policy formulation and implementation have allowed a preference of imported products over locally produced ones. He described the situation as unfortunate, as the so-called foreign products are substandard and cannot match locally produced ones.
But while challenging the allegations made by the manufacturers, NAFDAC’s  Director of Planning, Research and Statistics, Samson Adebayo, advised that they come forward with evidence of anyone whose death was traceable to the consumption of imported tomato paste.
Adebayo insisted that not only was the survey restricted to Lagos, but that it would  be wrong to ban any product based on a single study. He further accused the manufacturers of seeking the ban of imported products to create demand for their brands as according to him , the official survey of the agency showed that only 30 percent of products failed to meet set standards.
Earlier in his welcome address, Chairman of the Committee on Healthcare Services, Chike Okafor (APC-Imo) assured that the investigations of the House include the testing of products. He disclosed that the joint committee will visit suppliers in China, India and the United States where majority of importers procure tomato concrete for production.
Okafor equally stated that a full list of the products that fail the tests to be conducted by the House will be published in the media.
Addressing journalists recently, he predicted that a basket of tomato might go for N70,000 by 2017 if government fails to listen to indigenous companies on how to solve the problem of tomato ebola caused by heat ravaging tomato farms in the country.
He then urged Nigerians to go for indigenous and locally made products to avoid untimely death, adding that most of those so-called imported products are fakes and can’t match what Nigerians are producing here.
He said locally made Ric-Giko tomato paste is better than foreign products in the market, since it is hygienically processed and has a verified superiority compared to the counterfeit products Nigerians are cajole into believing as better off because they are imported.
He added: “People are just taking advantage of their positions in authority to work against the progress of this country and the government is not doing anything to stop them. They give preference to imported products because they are the ones handling the contracts and they are making huge amounts for themselves while the local industries are suffering.
He called on the government to put good policies in place that will place value on locally manufactured products over imported ones. He lamented that no country has ever grown its economy with foreign products, urging government to realize this fact and take necessary measures against the influx of substandard goods.

Group empowers 1500 school

Group empowers 1500 school

The Big Sister Programme, an initiative of Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ), kicked-off at nine schools in Eti-Osa and Mainland Local Government Areas of Lagos State. The programme, targeted at teenage girls in public schools was specially fashioned as part of measures to celebrate the 15th anniversary of WIMBIZ.
Stating the essence  Aishah Ahmad, Chairperson, Executive Council, WIMBIZ, the programme was formed as part of programmes to mark the 15th anniversary of the organisation, and it is aimed at stirring and empowering young women and to create an avenue for women in the network to give back and mentor the younger generation.
She stated that , “WIMBIZ intends to remain at the forefront of providing the much needed guidance for young girls, ensuring they build the leadership, personal skills and inner confidence to dream big and contribute to the society at large.”
It is gathered that the program will empower over 1500 young girls across three states of the federation with critical life skills with a view to boosting their self-belief and building their leadership capacity; thereby preparing them for higher education and life after secondary school.
‘Big Sisters’ are proficient women from varied backgrounds in the WIMBIZ network who have volunteered to be ‘mentors for a day’ and assigned to the various schools to deliver a modified curriculum which includes sessions on key issues teenagers face as they grow into young adulthood, including peer pressure, confidence building, , goal setting, personal grooming, financial literacy. Classes intended to be extremely interactive and featured games as well as group exercises at which the Big Sisters were given prior training. Exceptional participants from the programme would also be selected for further leadership training.
Expressing satisfaction with the first phase of the Lagos edition of the programme which held recently at nine schools including Wahab Folawiyo Senior High School, Aiyetoro Senior High School, Government Senior High School, Maroko, Birrel Avenue Senior High School and five others, Ahmad stated that ‘it was inspiring to see how intelligent, energetic and eager to learn the girls were. The mentors were unanimous in their praise for these young bright stars who were clearly engaged; the sessions undoubtedly resonated with the participants’
Aiming to reach at least 800 students in Lagos State alone, the Big Sister Program would be held at 19 schools across three local governments – Eti-Osa, Mainland and Surulere The chairperson expressed appreciation to Lagos State Government for lending support to the program, stating that ‘the program is committed to creating meaningful collaborations and building effective partnerships with the public sector to ensure that our mutual gender parity objectives are achieved. In this respect, we are eternally grateful to the Deputy Governor, Lagos State, Her Excellency, Dr. Idiat Adebule for her strong support and commitment to this programme; the District Heads for Education Districts III & IV and their teams were also key partners from conception to execution, the principals and teachers for their roles in grooming these talented children.
The next phase of the Lagos edition of the Big Sister program will see 350 girls in 10 schools in the Surulere local government undergo the programme and is expected to be conclude with a closing ceremony on June 14, 2016 at Wesley Senior Girls Secondary School.
In addition to the Big Sister program, WIMBIZ has lined up several other initiatives designed to actively fund and promote education of the girl-child, foster interactions between women and provide support for underserved women and girls as part of its 15th anniversary celebration.

DEADLY IMPORTATION TO NAIJA

91 percent of imported tomato paste fake say: Erisco, Dangote

— 9th June 2016

Local manufacturers of tomato paste and purée, yesterday told the House of Representatives Committees on Healthcare Services and Drugs and Narcotics, that about 91 percent of tomato paste imported into the country are of poor quality.

 Representatives of Nigeria’s top processing companies, Erisco Foods Limited, Dangote Tomato Processing Company Kano and Savannah Foods speaking at the one-day investigative hearing on the Importation of Fake, Sub-standard and Cancer Causing Tomato Paste into Nigeria, listed China and India to be the source of these products.

Chief Executive Officer Of Ericso Foods Limited, Eric Umeofia, who led the presentation of local manufacturers, stressed that his company has lost three billion naira in the last one and half years owing to the flooding of Nigerian market with dangerous, fake tomato paste.
Referring to an internal memo dated February 10, 2015 to the Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), by the director of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Safety department, Umeofia listed cancer, diabetes, kidney failure as some of the negative health effects that can be caused by the consumption of 91 percent of tomato paste products sold in Lagos.
In his statement he stated“I have lost more than three billion as a local manufacturer. The regulators have failed in carrying out their duties. I was frustrated and was about closing up and going to other countries where I have interests. But President Muhammadu Buhari came in and assured manufacturers of his support, asking us to go ahead with what we are doing”, he said.
Also referring to the NAFDAC memo, Managing -Director of Dangote Tomato Processing Company, Abdulkarim Kaita and Chief Executive Officer of Savannah Foods, Abdullahi Ringim, called for a ban of products found to be sub-standard and injurious to health.
But Samson Adebayo who is NAFDAC, Director of Planning, Research and Statistics query the allegations made by the manufacturers, asked that they produce anyone whose death was traced to the consumption of imported tomato paste.
He insisted that not only was the survey restricted to Lagos, it would be wrong to ban any product based on a single study. He further accused the manufacturers of seeking the ban of imported products to create demand for their brands as according to him, the official survey of the agency showed that only 30 percent of products failed to meet set standards.
Earlier in his welcome address, Chairman of the Committee on Healthcare Services, Chike Okafor (APC-Imo) assured that the investigations of the House include the testing of products. This as he disclosed that the joint committee will visit suppliers in China, India and the United States where majority of importers procure tomato concrete for production.
Okafor equally stated that a full list of the products that fail the tests to be conducted by the House will be published in the media.