‘It Has No Nutrition’ — FG To Ban ‘Ponmo’ To Revive Leather Industry

The federal government says it is proposing legislation to ban the consumption of animal skin, locally known as ponmo, in the country to revive tanneries.Muhammad Yakubu, director-general, Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology (NILEST), Zaria, said this in Abuja on Sunday.Yakubu said the litigation was necessary to revive the comatose leather industry in the…

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ASUU Strike: NANS Protest Disrupts Flight Operations At Lagos Airport

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) protest has hampered flight operations at Lagos’ Muritala International Airport, as protesting students block highways leading to the international airport over the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ protracted strike. In a message obtained by Brand Spur Nigeria on Monday, Arik Air warned its passengers—particularly those leaving Lagos—that the NANS…

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