By Olajide Idowu Prof. Femi Ayoade of Redeemer’s University, Ede, in Osun, says funding gaps, weak infrastructure, policy limitations, skill shortages and evolving regulations are preventing Nigeria from fully benefiting from biotechnology advancements. Ayoade, a Professor of Food and Environmental Biotechnology, said this while delivering the university’s 20th Inaugural LectureContinue Reading
By Anita Uzoagba An agriculture expert, Mr Sunday Obasi, has urged Nigerians and small-scale farmers to adopt all-year-round farming techniques in organic and climate-resilient agriculture to boost national food security. Obasi, a staff of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, gave the advice on an All-Year-Round Farming TrainingContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, says lasting peace and stability in Nigeria cannot be achieved by security agencies alone without the active involvement of communities and critical stakeholders. Ribadu stated this on Thursday in Abuja at a high-level dialogue on preventing violence and conflict inContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Veronica Nyamali, has called for adoption of task shifting /task sharing strategy to close the treatment gap in the delivery of mental health services across the country. Nyamali, also the Vice-President of Association of Psychiatrists of Nigeria (APN), made the call inContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The global fight against Lassa fever has recorded another breakthrough as the Oxford Vaccine Group administered the first dose of a new Lassa fever vaccine to a volunteer in the United Kingdom. The event, announced online on Thursday, took place in Oxford through the Oxford Vaccine Group,Continue Reading
By Naomi Sharang President Bola Tinubu has increased the number of ambassador-nominees to 65 and forwarded their names to the Senate for confirmation. The president’s request, read in plenary on Thursday by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, consists of 34 career ambassadors and high commissioners as well as 31 non-careerContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba The Association of Professional Women Bankers (APWB) has urged Nigerian youths to uphold financial integrity in their careers and businesses to sustain cultural values. APWB Chairperson, Mrs Rafiat Onitiri, gave the advice during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). She spoke on the sidelinesContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) is advocating the operationalisation of Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) for Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) to strengthen Nigeria’s climate action efforts. Mrs Florence Ibok-Abasi, Country Director of SDN, said this at a workshop organised by the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC),Continue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Dec. 8 for hearing in a motion ex-parte filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Justice James Omotosho fixed the date on Thursday after he declined to give audience to Kanu’s younger brother,Continue Reading
By Uchenna Eletuo The House on the Rock Church has given assurance of adequate security during its flagship programme, The Experience, billed to take place on Friday night. The Team Lead of the event’s organising committee, Mr Adebola Olomo, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
