The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the alleged use of harmful chemicals as preservatives for frozen foods across the country.

The resolution of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance brought before the Green Chamber in plenary by the member representing Ehime Mbano/Ihitte Uboma/Obowo Federal Constituency, Imo State, Hon Chike Okafor, on Wednesday.

Some non-governmental organisations operating in the health sector have been consistent in their outcry over the alleged use of dangerous chemicals, including formalin, sodium hydroxide, snipers, kerosene and carbide as preservatives in frozen fish, prawns, shrimp, meat, and other food items in Nigerian markets.

There are reports from regulatory bodies, health experts, and media investigations revealing that some of the chemicals used for embalming corpses, industrial processes, and ripening fruits are now being used to prolong the shelf life of perishable foods.

Nigeria Police have reportedly arrested human rights activist Omoyele Sowore.

Sowore was taken into custody at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

This was revealed in a post on X by human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong, who accused the police and President Bola Tinubu’s administration of undermining Nigeria’s judicial system.

He wrote: “The arrest of Omoyele Sowore at the Federal High Court in Abuja moments ago is preposterous.
“The police and the Tinubu regime are making a mockery of our judicial system.He should be freed immediately. Stop the shenanigans.”

Sowore had earlier posted on Facebook that he was with Kanu Agabi, the lead lawyer for Nnamdi Kanu, at the Federal High Court.

According to him, Agabi disclosed that his team would be withdrawing from the case, leaving Kanu to continue his trial without representation.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a two-year tenure extension for the Surveyor-General of the Federation, Mr. AbuduGaniyu Adebomehin, with effect from January 5, 2026.

According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the extension followed the recent transfer of the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation (OSGOF) to the Presidency.

The decision, the statement noted, is aimed at ensuring the continuity and completion of critical reforms already initiated by Mr. Adebomehin in Nigeria’s geospatial data and land management systems.

President Tinubu, who expressed confidence in Adebomehin’s leadership, tasked him with consolidating reforms in national land administration, highways and abutting land infrastructure coordination, reclamation and erosion control programmes, and other strategic national projects.

Adebomehin, who was appointed Surveyor-General of the Federation by former President Muhammadu Buhari on January 5, 2022, is expected to deepen institutional reforms designed to modernize mapping, survey standards, and digital land information systems across the country.

The tenure extension reinforces the administration’s commitment to effective land governance, infrastructure planning, and geospatial intelligence as key enablers of sustainable national development.