If you’re Nigerian, you’ve had ponmo in efo riro, pepper soup, or as an affordable meat substitute. Here are seven surprising facts about ponmo: its hidden benefits, its collagen‑packed perks for skin ...
Govt should address Nigeria’s major problems instead of thinking of banning this popular delicacy. Ponmo ko lo kan. Like other bad news, the report that the Federal Government was contemplating ...
DEJI LAMBO investigates roasting of cow skin, popularly known as ponmo by processors in Lagos markets, who use tyres, plastics and disused engine oil thereby exposing millions of Nigerians who consume ...
Ponmo is processed in two ways – through boiling or by roasting. White ponmo is prepared and processed by boiling the cowhide. But the roasting method often involves burning tyres, plastics, and ...
ABEOKUTA—Ogun State government has raised an alarm over the discovery of poisonous cattle hide and skin otherwise known as ‘Ponmo’ in some markets in the state, warning the people against its ...
Laboratory tests on ponmo samples have revealed that cowhides roasted with tyres and plastic are unsafe for human consumption and pose severe health risks, DEJI LAMBO writes The air over Agege ...
A 40-year-old Nigerian man started a mobile "Ponmo alalata" business after losing his corporate banking job The man who also graduated from a reputable university dressed in corporate attire to sell ...
The federal government has said that the consumption of ponmo is a threat to Nigeria’s leather industry The Raw Materials Research and Development Council, a government agency, has launched the ...
“I have been making up to N60,000 per day for many years on sales of ponmo, ” a seller, who simply identified herself as Alhaja Risikat at Laketu Foods Market in Ikorodu, Lagos, said. Skins of cows, ...
Ogun State government says it has uncovered poisonous cattle hide and skin otherwise known as ‘Ponmo’ in some markets in the state. Commissioner for Agriculture, Ronke Sokefun raised the alarm, ...
Ancient wisdom teaches that you do not throw down the gauntlet before a bullish adversary unless you have securely amassed weapons needed to prosecute the war, and for the long haul if warranted. That ...
The Ogun State government has raised an alarm over the discovery of toxic cattle hide and skin otherwise known as ‘Ponmo’ in some markets in the state, warning the people against its consumption.