By Justina Auta, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Land is one the most valued properties in the world. It is not for nothing that famous economic scholar, Adam Smith, classified it as one of the factors of production. In many ancient African communities, land ownership is a major determinant ofContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The President of Safe Water Global Initiative, Mr Francis Uzoma, has called for the reintroduction of hand washing practices in public places to curtail the spread of cholera in Nigeria. Uzoma made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has solicited stakeholders’ collective engagement to close the literacy gaps among youths and adults in the country. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, made the appeal at a National Stakeholders’ Engagement on Achieving Youth and Adult Literacy in Abuja. The event,Continue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP), in partnership with OXFAM, have launched a training programme for women on agriculture and climate change. Dr Michael David, Executive Director of GIFSEP, announced this at a workshop on Female Food Heroes (Ogbonge), Women on Climate Change,Continue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade The House of Representatives Committee on Science and Engineering has called on the Federal Government to increase budgetary allocation to science and technology research to boost the country’s socio-economic development. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Inuwa Garba, made the call during the oversight visit to Sheda ScienceContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Nigeria has about 40.2 million agricultural households, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. This was made known at the unveiling of the National Agricultural Sample Census (NASC) 2022 in Abuja on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the census was conducted byContinue Reading
A News Analysis by Ahmed Ubandoma, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities is a non-governmental organisation that has, on many occasions, raised concerns about the population of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in the country. The argument of the organisation has been that without an accurateContinue Reading
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
