The Federal Government says it will soon commence the distribution of agricultural inputs to farmers for the 2021 wet season farming. The director of information, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Theodore Ogaziechi announced this on Thursday when he  spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He said the distribution was to enhance production of food...

The Federal Government has unveiled two policies, the National Policy on Solid Waste Management and National Policy on Plastic Management to harmonise activities and development in the sector. Speaking at the unveiling ceremony on May 10, 2021, in Abuja, the Minister of State of Environment, Chief Sharon Ikeazor, said the policies were aimed at promoting the principles of circular economy...

With the 2021 wet farming season approaching, a percentage of farmers in the country cannot wait to start planting Bacilius thuringiensis (Bt) cowpea and cotton genetically modified (GM) to resist pests and diseases. The farmers who spoke to journalists during a field tour organized by the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) in Adamawa State said the two GM crops...

There is nationwide power outage following the collapse of the national electricity grid this Wednesday. The spokesperson of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Ndidi Mbah confirmed this, saying efforts were on to fully restore electricity on the grid. The TCN appealed to Nigerians for patience, promising the restoration of electricity as soon as work was completed on the grid. In a...

The United Kingdom has urged the Federal Government to consider the issuance of tariff and duty exemption on solar equipment to accelerate Nigeria’s energy access and low carbon energy transition. A communique issued at the end of the fifth ministerial meeting of the UK-Nigeria Economic Development Forum held virtually has stated. The meeting was attended by the Minister of Industry, Trade...

The director-general of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba, has said robust looking fruits, and beans available in markets across the country are not genetically modified but products of either hybrids or improved  conventional varieties. Speaking in an exclusive chat with Science Nigeria, the NBMA boss said there are no genetically modified fruits available in our markets,...

As an instrument for measuring and recording time, the traditional clock is one of the oldest human inventions. It is a device that supports life activities, orderliness, schedules and helps a great deal in the scientific progressions that keep occurring by the day. Leveraging on these unique features of the traditional clock, the Climate Clock was developed as a...

…Head Of Service Nominates Panel Members Having obtained President Muhammadu Buhari's approval to look into the activities of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) from 2016 till date, the Minister  of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi today inaugurated a panel of inquiry to carry out the assignment with members drawn from the ministry and the Office of the Head of Service...

The Ministry of Budget and National Planning has pledged to support the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) in the implementation of the GEO-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID-3) project. The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, made this pledge when he received the director-general of the space agency, Dr Halilu Shaba,...

Farmers across the country, operating under the aegis of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) have drummed up support for the passage of three bills, the Seed Act, Plant Variety Protection (PVP) and Biosafety respectively before the National Assembly (NASS). A statement signed by the association’s national president, Arc. Kabir Ibrahim, the farmers urged the lawmakers to pass the biosafety...