NCDC Records 117 Lassa Fever Outbreak In 13 States, FCT
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it has recorded 117 additional Lassa fever cases from 13 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the reporting week 4.
Disclosing this via its official website today (February 13, 2023), the NCDC said the 13 states include Ondo, Edo, Taraba, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Benue, Plateau, Nasarawa, Kano, Gombe, Delta, Enugu...
PMB Approves Work Plan For Climate Change Council
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a work plan for the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC).
The president conveyed his approval over the weekend while chairing the inaugural meeting of the council with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as vice chairman and the director-general of NCCC, Dr. Salisu Dahiru, as secretary, among other members.
Also, the president approved the deployment of staff...
IWMI Seeks NiMets Support For CLiM O Multinational Project
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has requested support from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) to help it execute a multi-national project that involves several countries, including Nigeria.
The senior researcher at IWMI, Dr. Sander Zwart made this known when he visited NiMet headquarters with a delegation from the institute.
“We have this project coming up, the CLiM O, led by...
FG Takes NAVSA Empowerment Training To Oyo
The Federal Government has commenced the training of another 75 farmers under the National Adopted Village for Smart Agriculture (NAVSA).
The training, spearheaded by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, began today (February 13, 2023) with the registration and profiling of the beneficiaries and will culminate on Friday, February 17, 2023, with...
Opt For New ‘Planting Windows’, AATF Advises Beans Farmers
The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has identified suitable planting windows for cowpea – also known as beans – for the different ecologies in the country.
The AATF regional representative for West Africa, Dr. Jean Baptiste, who disclosed during a recent visit to Pandagric Farms, near Keffi, Nasarawa State, said the windows would enable farmers to cope with the vulnerabilities...
Diaspora Nigerians Crucial For Nat Devt – Abdullahi
The director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi has re-emphasised the role of Nigerians in the diaspora as crucial to driving the agency’s initiatives towards the development of the nation’s economy.
Abdullahi made this known during a courtesy visit by the continental chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Organization, Europe (NIDOE), Dr. Bashir Obasekola to the...
Poor Research Funding, Bane Of Nigeria’s Tech Devt – NOTAP DG
The director-general of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), Dr. DanAzumi Ibrahim has fingered insufficient research funding as a major setback to the country's technological development.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony of the 64th Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Office (IPTTO) established by NOTAP at the Federal University Kashere, Gombe State, Ibrahim, who was represented by NOTAP's director...
2 Nigerian Startups Win $300,000 At LEAP’s Rocket Fuel Pitch Competition
Two Nigerian startups have won a combined prize money of $300,000 after emerging winners in different categories of the Rocket Fuel Pitch Competition of the 2nd edition of the LEAP Technology Exhibition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The startups - RiceAfrika Technologies and Wicrypt - were part of over 10,000 startups that submitted applications from different countries. After rigorous scrutiny, the...
Elections 2023: US Lauds Nigeria’s BVAS, Electronic Results Transmission
The government of the United States of America has lauded Nigeria's 2022 Electoral Act which strengthens the nation's electoral system and cemented its status as a democratic leader in a region that has been experiencing various administrative setbacks.
Speaking, the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, said her country's government applauds the Act which formally granted INEC the ability...
Nigeria Yet To Meet 70% Of COVID-19 Vaccination Target – FG
The Federal Government has revealed that Nigeria is yet to meet its 2021 target of vaccinating 70 per cent of all eligible population against the COVID-19 disease by 2022.
Speaking during the opening ceremony of the first quarter review meeting of the Northern Traditional Leaders Committee (NTLC) on primary healthcare delivery today (February 9, 2023) in Abuja, the executive director, National...