By Tosin Kolade and Kehinde Akpan The C-Circle Research Foundation for Sustainable Health and Environment, an NGO, has conducted an inter-school debate competition to promote environmental sustainability and awareness among young people. The founder of the NGO, Dr Chimere Ohajinwa, stated that the event was part of activities commemorating theContinue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has commenced the distribution of farm inputs to 187,250 farmers in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. Mr Dominique Kouacou, FAO’s Nigeria/ECOWAS Representative, said at the event on Thursday at Jabbi-Lamba, Girei Local Government Area, Adamawa, that the intervention followed the seemingContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has initiated a water quality analysis following a cholera outbreak that has resulted in the deaths of 30 people across several states. Alhaji Aliyu Shinkafi, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Femi Ogunshola The Minister of Art, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has pledged to promote Nigeria’s diverse heritage in a bid to sustain the culture of the people. This is contained in a statement issued by her Special Assistant on Sub-National Engagement and Partnership, Mr Abiola Abdulkareem,Continue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Smallholder Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON) has urged the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration to declare a state of emergency on insecurity to ensure the safety of farmers. Mrs Olabisi Ogedengbe, SWOFON Coordinator for Gwagwalada, FCT, made this call at a news conference organised byContinue Reading
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu Mrs Aisha Edward-Maduagwu, National Co-ordinator, Association of People Living with Sickle Cell Disorder says that sickle cell is the worst of all health disorders. Edward-Maduagwu made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka, to mark the 2024 World Sickle CellContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade In response to suspected and confirmed reports of cholera outbreaks in some parts of Nigeria, a sanitation expert has called for improved hygiene practices in schools. Mr Benson Attah, the National Coordinator, Society for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN), made the call in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Amb. Geoffrey Pyatt, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Energy Resources, said the U.S. and Nigeria are working closely toward convening a maiden Energy Security Dialogue (ESD) in 2024. Amb. Pyatt announced this at a digital news conference on Wednesday following a U.S.-Angola energy security dialogueContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan As Nigerians revel in the nation’s 25 years of uninterrupted democracy, a cross section of citizens, including stakeholders in the health sector have expressed different views on how the sector fared. Mr Chibuzor Akpa, a businessman, said the years of uninterrupted democracy has been good for theContinue Reading
By Abiemwense Moru, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Albinism is a rare genetic disorder where the person is not born with the usual amount of melanin pigment. Melanin is a chemical in the body that determines the colour of the skin, hair and eyes. Most people with albinism have very paleContinue Reading
