By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government says Nigeria requires no fewer than 25 million tonnes of maize annually to meet national demand and strengthen food security. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja during a Quarterly Citizens and Stakeholders’Continue Reading
By Okon Okon An interest group, Working People United (WPU), has described all the policies and programmes of President Bola Tinubu’s administration as necessary for long-term growth and development of Nigeria. The Interim Leader of the group, Mr Williams Akporeha, stated this during the official unveiling of the group onContinue Reading
R By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Stakeholders in the space and engineering sectors have called for renewed commitment, more investment and improved coordination to achieve the country’s space development goals. They made the call at the inaugural Colloquium of Fellows and Fellowship Conferment of the Nigerian Institution of Space Engineers (NISEng) inContinue Reading
By Priscilla Osaje The Nigerian Navy has pledged full support for the Equipment Leasing Registration Authority (ELRA) in enforcing the Equipment Leasing Act, 2015. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Idi Abbas, gave the assurance during a courtesy visit by officials of the authority to the Naval Headquarters inContinue Reading
By Stephen Adeleye The Nigerian Women in Information Technology (NIWIIT) has launched the Campus Tech Queens Initiative, a national programme to prepare female students for global digital excellence and leadership. The initiative was unveiled in Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja. It is a hackathon-driven, mentorship-based scheme to identify, train, mentor andContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe/ Funmilola Gboteku TeKnowledge and Microsoft have expanded their partnership to accelerate Nigeria’s national Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills development to position the country for stronger global competitiveness. Ms Aileen Allkins, the President of TeKnowledge, said at a news conference this on Thursday in Lagos. Allkins at the conferenceContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi A Development Communications Strategist, Feyikemi Adurogbangba, has urged the Federal Government and other stakeholders to build on the legacy of previous agricultural programmes and desist from implementing projects in silos. Adurogbangba made the call on Wednesday in Abuja while reacting to farmers’ lamentations over losses recorded inContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) and its partners have advocated reliable irrigation cropland data in Nigeria using space technology to boost food security. They made the call at the opening of a 3-day workshop on Irrigation Earth Observation (IrrEO) project in collaboration with UniversityContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Federal Government has inaugurated distribution of food and nutrition support items in Niger under the Presidential Initiative for Food and Nutrition Assistance in Niger. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro, said the intervention was designed to support vulnerable households and reinforceContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) has distributed bags of rice to Anioma indigenes resident in Abuja as part of efforts to support them during the Lenten and Ramadan fasting season. The distribution exercise, which was held in Abuja, brought together representatives of Anioma communities across the 94 wardsContinue Reading
