The national project coordinator of the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), Dr. Salisu Dahiru, has restated the agency’s commitment to the execution of the Federal College of Education -Malam Inna gully site project in Gombe State. He gave this assurance at a one-day workshop on security and risk assessment for Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project sites in the northeast, held in...

The executive vice chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said the fifth generation (5G) network holds enormous potentials to bring about innovative changes in mobile connectivity as well as boost Nigeria’s economy. He made this assertion in his keynote address titled ‘5G Deployment: Catalyst for Digital Transformation in Nigeria’ at the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Engineering and Applied Sciences (ICMEAS) 2021 that place...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Nigeria and its implementing partner, the Green Habitat Initiative (GHI) have launched a project for improved sustainability of integrated Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services in Nigeria. Speaking at the project launch today (July 15) in Abuja, the GHI president, Engr. Sadiq Gulma, said the project being executed in Sokoto and Kebbi...

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has called for the production of indigenous solar cells, saying it will have a positive attendant effect on many industries in the country. He made the call in his speech at a virtual meeting with the director-general, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mr. Francesco La Camera, pointing out that the indigenous production...

The Federal Government has unveiled the report on the study on available sustainable alternative materials to plastics innovative packaging and recycling technologies that meet market needs in Africa to reduce plastic leakages to the environment.  The report, funded by the Japanese government and implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), was received and unveiled by the Minister of Environment,...

The Kaduna State Commissioner for Agriculture, Hajiya Halima Lawal, has said inter-sectoral coordination and conversation can help bridge the malnutrition gap in the African Continent. She stated this at the launch of a Nutrition Conversations Africa webinar series with the theme ‘How nutritious food SMEs can leverage on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)’ convened by a communication and educative media company,...

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has urged Nigerians to stop having doubts about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines. Okowa fielded questions from State House correspondents after a private meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently warned that COVID-19 Delta...

The Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammed Abubakar, has said his ministry is currently strategizing with all its relevant implementing agencies to plant 100 million trees under Nigeria’s national afforestation programme. Speaking to journalists yesterday at a press briefing, he said it was part of government’s commitment towards afforestation to combat the negative effects of climate change. He underscored Federal Government’s commitment towards afforestation, saying...

The executive vice chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta and other staff of the commission have commended the dedication, hard work and outstanding work ethics demonstrated by a deputy director, Jerry Ugwu, who recently retired from the service of the commission. Ugwu, a seasoned lawyer who was described by all as a role model to many staff members of...

…As it gives report of stewardship The Federal Government says international oil companies have so far contributed $1 billion towards the clean-up of Ogoniland as it gave update on the progress recorded in the remediation of the pollution exercise. Addressing journalists at a world press conference in Abuja, the Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammed Abubakar, said government had made considerable progress on the...