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Nat’l Cooking Policy Implementation’ll Create 10 Million Direct Jobs – Environment Minister

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The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal.
The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal has stated that the full implementation of Nigeria's National Clean Cooking Policy will generate approximately ten million direct...

African Youths Leverage Digital Tools To Boost Agriculture, Food Security

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Clicks to food
Young innovators across Africa are increasingly turning to digital technology to transform the continent's agricultural landscape. This emerging trend, known as digital agriculture, is...

Lassa Fever: NCDC Reports 7 New Cases In Edo, Bauchi, Kogi

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Lassa Fever Rats.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed seven new cases of Lassa fever in Edo, Bauchi and Kogi states. The...

Africa Needs National Investments For Biotechnology Development – ED, AATF

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Dr. Canisius Kanangire
In this insightful conversation with NKECHI ISAAC, the executive director of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation, Dr. Canisius Kanangire discusses the transformative potential of...

MPox: Africa CDC To Declare Public Health Emergency As Outbreak Worsens

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Boy with Monkeypox
The African continent is on the brink of declaring a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS) as the Mpox (formerly Monkeypox) outbreak continues...

Consumer Protection Portal’ll Speed-Up Complaints Resolution, Track Airline Performance – NCAA Boss

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The acting director-general, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Chris Najomo.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said its recently-initiated consumer protection portal will speed-up the response time to consumers’ complaints resolution. The authority made...

What Experts, Stakeholders Had To Say About Nigeria’s International Conference On Biotechnology – Part 2

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ICoB Vox Pox Pt 2
Nigeria recently concluded the maiden edition of the International Conference on Biotechnology 2024 (ICoB24). The weeklong event, themed "Biotechnology as an Engine for Economic...

USAID, Goodwill Ambassador Akpotha Lead Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign

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A mother breastfeeding
USAID/Nigeria Goodwill Ambassador for Nutrition, Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha has led the campaign for the 2024 Breastfeeding Week, from August 1 to 7, to create...

Why Telecom Services Remain Poor

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Sonny Aragba-Akpore
For inexplicable reasons, most of last week—especially the days preceding the #EndBadGovernance in Nigeria protests—telecommunications services, already in a poor state, worsened significantly. Download...

West African Countries Collaborate To Fight Micronutrient Deficiencies

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Nutritious foods
West African nations have joined forces to combat micronutrient deficiencies among children, infants and expectant mothers in the region. This collaboration was highlighted by chairman...