Cross River Government has expressed readiness to immunise 900,000 children against polio during the Maternal Newborn and Child Health Week in the state. Dr. Janet Ekpenyong, the director-general of Cross River Primary Healthcare Agency, disclosed this on Thursday in Calabar during the inauguration of the Inactivated Polio Virus 2 (IPV2) at the Bogobiri Hausa settlement area in Calabar. Ekpenyong said in...

The current insufficient rice production affects the well-being of over 20 million smallholder farmers who depend on rice as a staple. Sub Saharan African (SSA) countries which Nigeria belongs are spending more than US$ 5 billion annually on rice imports. The rice production deficit along with the subsequent large outflow of foreign exchange on import presents a great development...

As Nigeria enters the peak of the rainy season, the director-general of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), Engr. Clement Nze, has urged state governments not to let down their guard in containing flooding and issues related to it. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Science Nigeria, the expert urged state governments to adopt measures that would ensure their states do not experience a...

The Minister of Power, Alhaji Saleh Mammam, has promised improved electricity supply to Nigerians across the country. He made the promise when he spoke with newsmen during the Eld-el-Kabir celebration in Jalingo, saying communities that were underserved would enjoy adequate service soonest and those yet to be connected to the national grid would have alternative sources of power generation provided...

Experts in the food and nutrition subsector have declared that the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) presents a viable opportunity for nutritious food dealer small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) to grow their business and affect Africa positively. They collectively stated this at the launch of the Nutrition Conversations Africa webinar series with the theme ‘How nutritious food SMEs can leverage...

Climate activists have lauded the removal of the Salonga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo from the list of World Heritage in Danger. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), on Monday announced the park had been removed from the danger list. The World Heritage Committee cited improvements in the state of conservation of the park as the reason...

The director-general of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba, has said the safety of Nigerians and the environment in the realization of government objectives in the diversification of the economy towards the actualization of green economy is the agency’s topmost priority. He stated this at a one-day sensitization workshop on the state of biosafety in Nigeria in...

Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is committed to making the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, a truly business hub through organisation of trade events and advocacy for business-friendly environment. Its director-general, Victoria Akai, stated this when Brandmarks Communications Limited, the consultant partner with the National Chamber Policy Chamber visited the chamber in preparation for the first Abuja SME Conference and Exhibition coming up on August...

Plastic pollution has become one of the gravest environmental problems confronting the global community with impacts transcending national, regional and international boundaries. The magnitude of the problem is reflected in the fact that each year about eight million tonnes of plastic toxic wastes end up in our oceans and if this trend continues, it is projected that there would...

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a new Water, Sanitatio, and Hygiene (WASH) services activity to improve water resource management, increase access to proper sanitation and encourage good hygiene behaviours in the north-west states of Kebbi and Sokoto. The new USAID Improved Sustainability of Integrated WASH Services (iWASH) activity will help state agencies reduce water-borne diseases and associated...