By Felicia Imohimi Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) has urged the three tiers of government to invest in community-level storage and processing infrastructure. SWOFON said the gesture would reduce reliance on middlemen and improve income retention capacity of smallholder farmers. The organisation made the call in Abuja atContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab Saudi Arabia, through its National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), has issued heatwave warnings for Hajj 2025, urging pilgrims to take precautions amid soaring daytime temperatures between 40°C and 47°C. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NCM has forecasted challenging weather, including high temperatures, potentialContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) says he sponsored 31 bills, moved 20 motions and attracted 51 constituency projects to his senatorial district since joining the Senate in 2023. Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District and Chairman, Senate Committee on Reparations and Repatriation, disclosed this while speaking with theContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Prof. Eustace Iyayi, Senior Special Assistant to the Minister of Livestock Development, has revealed that Nigeria requires 1.7 million metric tonnes of milk annually but currently produces only about 600,000 to 700,000 metric tonnes. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on SundayContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards of Plateau and Imo States have commended the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for providing quality facilities in Mina and Arafat to ensure a hitch-free Hajj operation. The boards made the commendation while speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of the ongoingContinue Reading
By Vivian Ahanmisi As part of the strategic four-year partnership between the Nigerian Fencing Federation (NFF) and the Italian Fencing Federation (Federazione Italiana Scherma (FIS), a top-tier Italian coach will arrive in Lagos in June to work with the Nigerian team ahead of the 2025 African Senior Fencing Championships. TheContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie Judiciary workers under the Supreme Court, National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Federal High Court (FHC) have pulled out of the planned strike due to begin on Monday. The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) had directed its members in all federal courts nationwide and other judicialContinue Reading
By Adepote Arowojobe Mr Gbolahan Ogunleye, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Saturday urged traditional medicine practitioners to enhance research on herbal drugs and treatments. Ogunleye, who represents Ikorodu Constituency I under the APC, gave the advice during the presentation of tables and chairs to theContinue Reading
By Sani Idris Abdulrahman The family of two deceased brothers, Micheal Alao, 48 and David Alao, 44, has launched an emergency response education NGO after their tragic deaths from armed robbery and cardiac arrest, respectively. The NGO, ‘Michael and David Alao Memorial Emergency Preparedness (M & DAMEP)’, was named afterContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The Federal University Teaching Hospital (FUTH), Lafia, is set to lead the establishment of Nigeria’s first vaccine research and development hub focused on Lassa fever and other infectious outbreaks. Dr Ikrama Hassan, FUTH’s Chief Medical Director (CMD), unveiled the initiative on Saturday in Abuja during the inauguralContinue Reading
