An expert has advocated for the adoption of a law for the regularization of the use of indigenous weights and measures in transactions especially agricultural produce and other items. The call was made by Engr. Geoffrey Jwan, Assistant Director, Legal Metrology in the Federal Ministry of Trade and Industry, in Jos, the Plateau State capital. […]
Canada Weighing Extra Border Measures for Asylum Seekers from Mexico – Minister
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is weighing a number of measures to prevent Mexican nationals from flying into the country to request asylum, a top official said on Sunday, after Quebec’s premier said earlier this week the lack of visa requirements for Mexican travelers meant more refugees were arriving by plane. Speaking to the Canadian Broadcasting […]
IFAD Trains Market Women and Farmers in Taraba
The Federal Government has assisted International Funds for Agricultural Development (IFAD), through the Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), on Thursday to train farmers in processors and market women on the use of standard weight and measures for rice and Cassava products. At a workshop held in Jalingo, the National Programme Coordinator, Dr. Ameh Onoja, who […]
Why Airlines are now Weighing their Passengers
Some airlines are starting to weigh more than luggage. On Tuesday 30 May 2023, Air New Zealand announced that it will ask its passengers to step on the scales at their departure gates as part of a five-week customer weight survey. Under the initiative, some 10,000 passengers travelling internationally out of Auckland International Airport up […]
Protests Weigh Heavily on Nigeria’s Economy as Sovereign Risk Premium Hits 8-month High
By Chukwuma Umeorah Owing to the current wave of cost-of-living protests in Nigeria which has significantly impacted its economy, the nation’s sovereign risk premium have surged to an 8-month high. This notably impacted the performance of the Nigerian Euro bonds in the market. According to Bloomberg, the biggest laggard was the 2051 bond, the price […]
Weight and Measurements: FG Inducts 152 Inspectors to Facilitate Trade Standards
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment has inducted 152 inspectors to facilitate weights and measurement standards in the Nigerian trading space. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Richard Adeniyi Adebayo during the induction in Abuja on Tuesday said the ministry is inducting 152 weights and measurement inspectors in […]
Airline to Start Weighing Passengers Before Takeoff
Finland’s flagship airline, Finnair has announced that it will start asking passengers to weigh themselves and their carry-on baggage before takeoff. The airline stated that the weigh-ins are “voluntary and anonymous” and will help to ensure the airline does not exceed the set maximum weight for a safe take-off. The airline disclosed this in a […]
US Weighing Options in Africa after Niger Junta Orders Departure from Key Counterterrorism Base
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is working with Niger officials, seeking a way for U.S. troops to stay in the country — a key base for counterterrorism operations in sub-Saharan Africa — following a weekend directive that they leave. Last week a high level-delegation of U.S. officials, including Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs […]
Weight and Measurements: FG inducts 152 Inspectors to Facilitate Trade Standards
The Federal Governemnt through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment has inducted 152 inspectors to facilitate weights and measurement standards in the Nigerian trading space. TheMinister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Richard Adeniyi Adebayo during the induction in Abuja on Tuesday said the ministry is inducting 152 weights and measurement inspectors in line […]
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Traditional Measurements in the Nigerian Open-Air Markets [Pulse Contributor’s Opinion]
Measuring is as old as man. People always have measured things; distance, length, weight. Measuring has become so easy that we don’t even think of the act. This simple act has gone through an evolution. Finding a standard measurement was difficult for our ancestors in the very beginning. One of the earliest methods of measuring […]