By Justina Auta As the world marks World Sight Day 2025, Sightsavers and Bloomberg Philanthropies have launched a 75million dollars Vision Initiative to tackle untreated vision impairment in low and middle-income countries. The initiative was launched in Abuja as part of activities to commemorate the 2025 World Sight Day, themedContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson Dr Rose Gidado, Director, Agricultural Biotechnology Department, National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA), says Genetically Modified crops have global adoption with notable impacts on productivity. Gidado said this in Abuja at a two-day workshop organised by the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) Nigeria, under theContinue Reading
By Edith Nwapi An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness told an Abuja High Court that former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr Olu Agunloye, did not disobey a presidential directive concerning the Mambilla Power Project. The EFCC had alleged that Agunloye, who served as a Minister between 1999Continue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), FCT Chapter, has described eggs as one of the cheapest and most complete sources of protein, providing 12–13 per cent of daily human nutritional needs. The association made this known in Abuja on Friday during an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has urged African countries to use technology as a means of transforming their education system and comprehensively developing learning on the continent. Alausa made the call in Abuja at the opening of the MoodleMoot Africa Conference 2025, organised by theContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Nigerian equities market on Thursday sustained its upward trend as investors recorded a gain of N308 billion. Specifically, the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalisation, which opened at N92.490 trillion, appreciated by N308 billion or 0.33 per cent to close at N92.798 trillion. Similarly, the All-ShareContinue Reading
By Oluwaseyi Oduneye-Ogunwomoju The Postal Manager, NIPOST, Oyo State, Mrs Feyisara Umossoh, has appealed to residents in the state not to abandon it as the agency has embraced automation to deliver optimal service. “We’ve moved from manual way of doing things to doing things the automated way. Our counters areContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government, in collaboration with development partners, has committed 30million dollars to tackle child malnutrition through the Small Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (SQ-LNS) initiative. Mr Tope Ogunbi, the Country Director, Evidence Action, a non-profit organisation, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the National Training ofContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Dr Kalilou Sylla from Ivory Coast has been inaugurated as the new ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture. He was sworn in by Justice Ricardo Gonçalves, the President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, during the Extraordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers in AbujaContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has granted a posthumous pardon to late Maj.-Gen. Mamman Vatsa, executed for treason in 1986 under the military regime of Gen. Ibrahim Babangida. This was announced in a statement issued by Presidential spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday, following a National CouncilContinue Reading
