Mr Ngulukun, a veterinary expert, said on Sunday in Abuja, that the presence of unvaccinated dogs in public spaces remained a major public health risk requiring urgent attention.
Troops of Operation Ensuring Peace have arrested five suspected illegal arms fabricators and recovered a cache of weapons during a raid operation in Jos South LGA of Plateau.
She said that the NEPC was committed to ensuring conformity to quality and standards.
Avian influenza, popularly known as bird flu, has killed 300 birds on a farm in Plateau.
The DG explained that seven persons were bitten by the two dogs, and the government has commenced contact tracing to identify those involved.
The partnership followed the anxiety created over the emergence of the anthrax outbreak in Nigeria following the report of two recently confirmed cases in Lagos.
Anthrax is a bacterial disease that affects both animals and man, and leads to pneumonia, severe lung problems, difficulty in breathing, shock and death, if not diagnosed and treated early.
The Buhari regime has expressed Nigeria’s readiness to become a global hub for manufacturing and distribution of vaccines.
Gunmen have Kidnapped Da Gyang Balak, the Gwom Rwei (district head) of Vwang District of Jos-south local government area.
The NIC has barred Buhari’s regime from removing Joseph Okwori, provost of the Federal College of Veterinary and Medical Laboratory Technology, Vom, Jos.
