Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has inaugurated Renal Dialysis Centre in Auchi for the diagnosis and treatment of kidney-related diseases. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the centre was facilitated by Sen. Francis Alimikhena (APC-Edo North) as part of his constituency project to the people of the area. NAN also reports that dialysis is a process of removing...

Stakeholders in the agriculture sector today, June 15, 2021, met in Abuja to brainstorm on mitigating hunger across the globe. Declaring the technical session of the 44th regular meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Rural Development (NCARD) open, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Ernest Umakhihe, said challenges arising from the COVID-...

The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (CentreLSD) has launched a BUILD grant for general support for lifting an intersectional approach to gender and natural resources management, and project support for institutional strengthening in the extractive sector. In his speech at the launch in Abuja, the CentreLSD executive director, Mr Monday Osasah, said the fund, given by Ford Foundation,...

Sequel to the COVID-19 pandemic, AstraZeneca South Africa announced this week that it would be providing sponsorship to BrandMed (Pty) towards the establishment of fifteen BrandMed Syntro-P health centres of excellence. This move is part of the global, science-led biopharmaceutical company’s commitment to work towards a future where all patients have access to sustainable, holistic health experiences and access to...

World leaders have come to the agreement that reversing land degradation is crucial to fighting the effects of climate change globally. Saying climate change, overuse and conversion for agriculture, cities and infrastructure mean that one fifth of the planet’s land area is degraded, they pointed out that the damage also drives drought and desertification and harms the livelihoods of almost...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has trained members of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Bauchi State chapter, on using Information Technology to promote transformation in the health care sector. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a two-day workshop for the chapter held at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi State, with the theme ‘Healthcare transformation and digital technology’,...

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has said digital technologies are facilitating the anti-corruption crusade of the Buhari administration. He stated this at the 2021 pre-Democracy Day conference with the theme ‘Appraising the impact of President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption fight on the Nigerian economy since 2015’, organised by Global Integrity Crusade Network (GICN) in collaboration with...

The executive vice chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has commissioned an ICT computer laboratory donated by Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited to the Government Senior Secondary School (GSS), Danbatta, Kano State. In his speech at the commissioning of the ‘Prof Umar Garba Danbatta Computer Laboratory’ at the weekend, he urged stakeholders in Nigeria to...

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is set to partner Oyo State in the promotion of scientific research in the state. The executive vice chairman of NASENI, Prof. Maiwalima Haruna, made this known when he received the Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde at the agency's headquarters in Abuja at the weekend, saying the partnership would bring...

…Project Will Generate 6,000 Jobs, Says Kyari The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his giant strides in the Niger Delta which is making a huge impact on the people of the area. The minister made this known while speaking at a ceremony to mark the execution of shareholders agreement between the...