Housing gives man a sense of mental security, protection from adverse weather conditions and other intending dangers, it boosts social well-being and helps promote self-esteem which in turn makes him comfortable and proactive to achieve other needs and set goals in life. A nation progresses when its citizens are provided with affordable housing as most of the labour force...

As it continues to battle the seasonal cholera outbreak, Nigeria has gotten the approval of the International Coordinating Group (ICG) for 3,566,628 doses of the oral cholera vaccines. Addressing journalists during a media parley yesterday in Abuja, the executive director of National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, said government had mapped out three states with the...

The director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi, has described digital entrepreneurship as a crucial element necessary for ensuring the achievement of a sustainable digital economy for Nigeria. He made this known when he delivered his keynote address at a one-day action-oriented roundtable/interface organised by Civil Society Groups for Good Governance with the theme –...

…Reads riot act on illegal COVID-19 vaccination card procurement Sequel to the uncertainty on the fate of Nigerians planning to travel to the United Kingdom (UK), the Federal Government has clarified the travel advisory released by the UK government, saying Nigeria will not be on the COVID-19 red list. The executive director of National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr....

The Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation, Barr. Mohammed Abdullahi, has said the Executive Order 5 will help the development of indigenous financial technology services (FINTECH), which will help reduce capital/intellectual flight and improve Nigeria’s socio-economic fortunes.   He expressed this conviction when he received the chairman of the committee of e-Business Industry Heads, Mr. Adeyemi Atanda in his...

The rice conference, an annual event for building rice promoters’ capacities in Africa is set to begin tomorrow in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria. The 8th International Conference on Rice for Food Market and Development which holds between September 22 and 23 is being hosted by the 'rice-Africa is a Not-For- Profit Initiative' based in Nigeria. A statement by...

The Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir el Rufai, has lauded the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for initiating a corporate social responsibility project targeted at empowering internally displaced persons in the society. He gave the commendation in Kaduna when he received the agency’s management team led by the director-general, Dr Bashir Jamoh, who was in...

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) is set to host the 2021 edition of her annual International Space Dialogue and National media conference on space science, technology and innovations with the theme, 'Effective utilisation, promotion and reporting of space science, technology and innovation in post COVID-19 era'.  A statement by the head, media and corporate communications of the...

The Nigerian Maritime Administration And Safety Agency (NIMASA) has announced the electronic verification of the new ship registry certificates the agency introduced on July 1.  This was contained in a statement personally signed by the director-general of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, who said the new ship registry certificates now have QR codes (Quick Response Codes) embedded in them to enable...

The world is facing a planetary crisis of climate change and biodiversity loss. The erosion of biodiversity is no longer a hypothesis, but a fact – one that can already be seen and felt in our everyday life. Year after year, the figures worsen, revealing the true depth of the crisis the world is currently confronting. This global loss of...