Business
‘Decency, Hallmark Of Hospitality Business’
The managing Director
and Chief Executive Officer of Ada-Clems Relaxation Centre and Hotels, Ahoada, Mr. Robinson Ishiaki has said that operators of hotels in the State should down play immorality in the business.
Ishiaki who spoke to The Tide recently in his office at Ahoada said people involved in such a business should do a clean one in order to have a good name.
He said in most hotels, what goes on there would not be good for the public even as he said operators should build a good reputation to enable people say, “this place is good”.
He dispelled the notion that good hotels, relaxation centres and restaurants could only be found in place like Port Harcourt, Lagos and the big towns.
On the challenges facing operators of the hospitality industry, the Ada-Clem boss said funds were the major challenge.
He said while business was about up grading, without adequate funds, it would be difficult to move ahead.
He further explained that apart from the profit motive one of his main motives was to draw people back home.
“What we are doing is to draw our people who are staying in Lagos, Port Harcourt and else where to tell them that there is a place in your home as the one you enjoy over there”, he said.
According to him, he was inspired to go into the business after several visits to Dubai and Lagos.
He said even though the standard in Lagos and else where were high, those at the local level were other services.
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NAFDAC Decries Circulation Of Prohibited Food Items In markets …….Orders Vendors’ Immediate Cessation Of Dealings With Products
Importers, market traders, and supermarket operators have therefore, been directed to immediately cease all dealings in these items and to notify their supply chain partners to halt transactions involving prohibited products.
The agency emphasized that failure to comply will attract strict enforcement measures, including seizure and destruction of goods, suspension or revocation of operational licences, and prosecution under relevant laws.
The statement said “The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised an alarm over the growing incidence of smuggling, sale, and distribution of regulated food products such as pasta, noodles, sugar, and tomato paste currently found in markets across the country.
“These products are expressly listed on the Federal Government’s Customs Prohibition List and are not permitted for importation”.
NAFDAC also called on other government bodies, including the Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Immigration Service(NIS) Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Nigeria Shippers Council, and the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), to collaborate in enforcing the ban on these unsafe products.
