The director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Ƙashifu Abdullahi, has lauded the Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ASPHCDA) for developing a user-friendly mobile application that provides real-time and context-specific support for healthcare workers.  He gave the commendation when he received the agency’s executive director, Dr. Sulaiman Bashir, who led the ASPHCDA management team on a working visit to the agency’s corporate headquarters in Abuja. "I must commend Adamawa Primary Health...

The deputy director at the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) and country coordinator, Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), Dr. Rose Gidado, explains to NKECHI ISAAC about the Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) Cowpea and how farmers snapped up the newly released variety, called ‘SAMPEA 20T’, because of its resilience against abiotic stresses and its ability to be ‘climate-smart’. The...

The Federal Government has revealed its intention to make available statistics of progress recorded in various sectors of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for easy tracking of activities in the sector. The Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation, Barr. Mohammed Abdullahi, made this known during the 19th meeting of the National Council on Science Technology and Innovation (NCSTI) which ended today...

The African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) on Thursday pledged commitment to support Nigeria in actualising her Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) commitment to improve sanitation and hygiene by 2025. The acting executive secretary of AMCOW, Mr. Thomas Banda, said this while receiving members of the Society for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN) in Abuja. The Nigerian government, through its Minister of Water...

The director-general of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has clinched the 2020 Zik Prize in Public Policy for his strategic contributions to the restructuring of the agency. Speaking during the award presentation in Lagos, the chairman of the awards' selection committee, Prof. Pat Utomi, said: “The director-general's extensive management of the restructuring, reformation and repositioning of NIMASA earned him the prestigious award.” "(The Deep...

The Federal Government has revealed it is currently reviewing the nation’s Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy to be compliant with the demands of the 21st and, possibly, those of the next century. The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, made this known at the ongoing National Council on Science, Technology and Innovation (NCSTI), themed – ‘Investment in...

The Federal Government said it is currently meeting with stakeholders in the animal feeds’ sub-sector of the livestock value chain to develop a roadmap that will provide direction for the industry in Nigeria. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the first National Animal Feed Security summit, with the theme “Developing a roadmap for the animal feed security in Nigeria” today (September 23) in Abuja, the Minister of Agriculture...

The Kano State government has been lauded by the National Social Protection Forum (NSPF) for committing 10 per cent of the state’s annual budget to the funding social protection programmes in the state. This was contained in a statement jointly signed on behalf of the forum by Mr. Wale Elekolusi, Ayo Adebusoye Esq. and Fatima Abdulhafiz. “The Kano State government, in...

The acting secretary of the Education Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Alhaji Abdulrasak Leramo, has called for the mitigation of the effects of climate change on the environment, using legislation. He made this call during a tree-planting project by a non-governmental organization, the Jam Intervention for Vulnerable Children and Climate Change Initiative (Jam-Initiative), at the Junior Secondary School, Zuba, Abuja. Represented by the deputy director, school services, Dr. Emmanuel Shuaibu, Leramo explained that the legislation will come in handy to stop people from indiscriminate felling of...

The Federal Government has restated its commitment in the promotion of the rice value chain in Nigeria, saying the nation cannot afford to continue spending huge amount of its foreign reserve on rice importation which it can grow locally. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammed Abubakar made this known during the opening ceremony of the Eight International...