The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called for a state of emergency in the restoration of the ecosystem and its services via the state of environmental emergency for ecosystem restoration (SEEER). The executive director, Dr Godwin Uyi Ojo, made the submission in a speech titled ‘A state of environmental emergency for ecosystem restoration’ delivered in Benin...

The Islamic Development Bank (www.ISDB.org) and Microsoft Philanthropies are joining hands to engage youths in skills development in post coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic era. The five-day webinar program 2021 billed to run from June 20 to 24 with the theme ‘Skilling youth for success post COVID-19’ aims to support all youth through technology skills development for in-demand roles in the...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged Nigerian youths to leverage Internet/broadband access to unleash their potentials for innovation and creativity as well as their quest for job opportunities and skills acquisition. The executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, made the call when he presented 100 pieces of mattresses to the Federal Capital Territory’s...

Sweden is set to assist Nigeria in the area of capacity building of Nigerians on science, technology and innovation (STI). The Swedish ambassador to Nigeria, Carl Grans, made this known when he paid a courtesy visit on the director-general of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), Dr. DanAzumi Ibrahim at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, saying the...

The latest industry statistics released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed a sharp drop in the subscriber base of telecommunication companies in the country.Latest statistics released by the commission yesterday indicated that the companies recorded subscriber shortfall to the tune of over three million in the month of April 2021.According to the latest industry statistics released by...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has congratulated the president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE)), Mr Mustapha Isa on his re-election as the president of the guild.The group managing director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, in a congratulatory letter he personally signed, stated that Isa’s re-election did not come to him as a surprise.“Your integrity, dedication, work...

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) is set to partner the National Boundary Commission (NBC) in the deployment of space technology to enhance boundary monitoring.Speaking during a courtesy call on the commission in Abuja, the director-general of NASRDA, Dr. Halilu Shaba, underscored the need for inter-agency collaboration among relevant stakeholders for the promotion of national interest, saying...

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the Kaduna State University have entered into collaborative research to revive the moribund tomato production and processing factory abandoned in the state.The executive vice chairman of NASENI, Prof. Maiwalima Haruna, disclosed this when he received a delegation from the varsity led by the vice chancellor, Prof. Mohammad Tanko at...

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has called for an independent evaluation of the pollution of underground water in parts of the Akoka community in Lagos State by Total. The chairman of the committee, Hon. Jerry Alagbaoso, who made the call yesterday during the public hearing in Abuja, said some members of the committee would visit the community...

The African Ministers’ Council On Water (AMCOW) is to launch the African Sanitation Policy Guidelines (ASPG) to improve sanitation governance and accelerate access to safe sanitation and hygiene services by 2030. The ASPG was developed in close consultation with the member states of the African Union and sector stakeholders. It aims to guide African countries to improve or develop sanitation policies...