…Global health workforce urges action to avert health catastrophe The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on countries to set ambitious national climate commitments if they are to sustain a healthy and green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The apex global health body's COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health, launched today, in the lead-up to the United Nations Climate Change...

Maize is widely cultivated by smallholder farmers on over 30 million hectares in sub-Saharan Africa. Maize is also a multi-purpose crop that is used for food and feeds. It is widely grown as one of the staple crops by smallholder farmers in Nigeria and contributes immensely to the food and nutrition of the populace. However, not only humans like this...

As the world commemorates the International Day of the Girl-child today, October 11, 2021, with the theme ‘Digital generation. Our Generation’, the importance of girl-child education cannot be overemphasized, especially with the ever-increasing pain caused by the high rate of insecurity in Nigeria. There is a need to use education as a weapon for empowerment, thereby changing the crafted “helpless”...

...allows for open cultivation The Federal Government has granted environmental approval for evaluation and open cultivation of the TELA Maize, a new maize variety developed by researchers at the Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria that resists fall armyworm, stem borers and withstands moderate drought. The government’s decision was contained in a certificate issued to IAR by the National...

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has said the implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy, (NDEPS) have had a significant impact on Nigeria’s economy. Speaking during his keynote speech titled ‘Driving the Implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy for a Digital Nigeria: The Journey So Far” in Athens, Greece, at the just concluded 14th International Conference on Theory and Practice...

A 13-year-old Senior Secondary School student, Master David Danbaba, has bagged a scholarship that will see him through his university education.  Danbaba clinched the enviable prize when the young lad heeded a call by the school authority to join in the Tree Planting Project organised by a non-governmental organisation, JAM Intervention for Vulnerable Children and Climate Change Initiative, (JAM- Initiative) on October 1, 2021. Speaking during the award ceremony,...

The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) association said it has suspended the intended withdrawal of the services earlier scheduled to commence at midnight, Sunday, October 10, 2021. The strike, a protest over the condition of roads in various parts of Nigeria they navigate to distribute goods and services. The communique issued by the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) jointly co-signed by the union’s president and general secretary, Comrade William Akporeha and Comrade Afolabi...

As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 2021 International Day of the Girl Child, an international non-governmental organisation, Christian Aid, has asserted that the education of girls and women have been shown to improve maternal and child health. The International Day of the Girl Child is commemorated annually on October 11. This theme for this year’s...

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, has assured staff of the ministry that he will support their training and welfare to enhance their performance and increase productivity at work. He gave this assurance when he visited the northwest zonal office complex in Kaduna over the weekend.  Abubakar pointed out that the working visit was to ensure staff and management team of the ministry in...

The director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has tasked the Federal Government to concentrate on the non-oil sectors to grow the national economy.  Speaking during the NIMASA Day at the ongoing 16th Abuja International Trade Fair over the weekend, he said the oil sector does not add value to the GDP because it only contributes less than 10 per cent to it while the non-oil sector...