Customs impound 1,071 cartons of poultry products worth of N5.7m

The Customs Headquarters Monitoring Team, Seme axis, has intercepted 1,071 cartons of smuggled frozen poultry products with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N5.78 million.

The Acting Controller of the Customs Federal Operations Unit (F.O.U.) Zone `A’, Ikeja, Alhaji Usman Turaki, made the disclosure in a seizure report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.

Poultry farmers pledge to cooperate with government to curtail bird flu

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) on Wednesday said it would cooperate with the Federal and state governments to curtail the spread of Avian flu in the country.

The President of the Association, Dr Ayoola Oduntan, gave the assurance in Abuja at an emergency meeting of stakeholders with the Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, on the outbreak of avian influenza in Nigeria