Abujah Racheal Stakeholders from the Joint External Evaluation (JEE), a multidisciplinary team of experts, on Monday assessed the country’s preparedness and response capabilities across 19 technical areas in Ministries, Departments and Agencies, to detect, prevent and respond to infectious diseases in the country. During the event in Abuja, the RegionalContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Agricultural and Rural Development Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Monday, began a four-week mass vaccination of cattle to curb the spread of Anthrax in the FCT. The acting Secretary of the secretariat, Alhaji Ishaq Sadeeq, inaugurated the exercise in Paikon Kore GrazingContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu has eulogised the first female Professor of Yoruba Studies in the world, Prof. Omotayo Olutoye, for her important contributions to the Yoruba language, culture and tradition. He said that her works and seminar interventions helped in deepening the knowledge and understanding of the YorubaContinue Reading
By Suleiman Shehu The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) said it had detected a new virus disease attacking Okra plants across Nigeria. This is made known in a statement issued by NIHORT management and made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan. The institute said that reports were being receivedContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Kaduna, said Nigeria and the neighbouring countries in the Lake Chad region must display courage in reforming their military doctrine and practices. The President noted that the change in tactics had become necessary because the countries in the region were battlingContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recognised the Youth Party (YP) as a registered political party, bringing the total number of registered parties in the country to 19. The commission, in a statement issued by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, FestusContinue Reading
By Olawunmi Ashafa The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. and UTM Offshore Ltd. on Thursday signed the Heads of Terms Agreement to provide clean energy to Nigerians through the UTM FLNG Project. The signing ceremony, which took place in Abuja, allows 20 per cent equity contribution of the NNPCLContinue Reading
By Zubairu Idris The National Population Commission (NPC) has assured households that all their personal information which they would give to enumerators during the forthcoming population and housing census would be strictly confidential. The Federal Commissioner representing Katsina State, Mr Bala Almu-Banye, made the disclosure at a meeting with mediaContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Federal Government and the United Nations have called for a holistic approach to achieving sustainable food chain in Nigeria. The call was made at the Pre-food systems stock-taking moments media engagement on Wednesday in Abuja. The event was jointly organised by the Federal Ministry of Finance,Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Mogbede The Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) has said that it is working with the Federal Government to address the current hardship being faced by Nigerians, following the removal of fuel subsidy and the increase in petroleum pump price. Gov. Hope Uzordimma of Imo and Chairman of the forumContinue Reading
