By Abigael Joshua Dr Ibrahim Goni, Conservator-General (C-G), National Park Service (NPS), has urged a retiring officer, Dr Martins Omole, to engage in meaningful activities in life after retirement. Goni gave this advice in Abuja at the valedictory/pulling out parade of Omole, retired Assistant Conservator-General (AC-G), from the service. HeContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo Prof. Jeffery Barminas, the Director-General of the National Research Institute for Chemical Technology (NARICT), has urged the Federal Government to commercialise science and technology research findings in the country. Barminas made this plea on Wednesday during the institute’s Special Day at the ongoing 2024 Science, Technology, andContinue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade The Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO) has expressed its commitment to bridging the gap in research and development through technology. The Director-General of SHESTCO, Prof. Paul Onyenekwe, made this assertion on Wednesday during SHESTCO Day at the ongoing Science, Technology, and Innovation Expo in Abuja. HeContinue Reading
By Justina Auta An international NGO, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) has awarded N48 million to 16 businesses in four states to enhance food security and nutrition in the country. Dr Micheal Ojo, GAIN Country Director, said at the Micro-Grant Funding for Nutritious Business Award ceremony in Abuja, thatContinue Reading
By Funmiilayo Adeyemi The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has inaugurated three ad-hoc committees to upscale skills development in the country. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony on Monday in Abuja, the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, said the committees also have the mandate to strengthen the Fund’s intervention activities. EchonoContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A legal practitioner, Nnedimma Eiyisi, on Monday, testified against a Briton and Director of Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Ltd, Mr James Nolan, at a Federal High Court in Abuja. Eiyisi, while being led in evidence-in-chief by the EFCC’s counsel, Bala Sanga, revealed how she registered anotherContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR), a coalition, is advocating for an increase in taxes on Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) to alleviate the burden of obesity. Omei Bongos-Ikwue, a representative of NASR, made this call during a rally in Abuja to commemorate the 2024 World ObesityContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Madam Liang Huili, Wife of the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun has underscored the need to create more opportunities for the empowerment of women in order to foster national growth and development. The wife of the Chinese ambassador highlighted the need on Friday in Abuja, atContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade WaterAid has called on Nigerian Government to prioritise women’s well-being through targeted investments in the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector. Evelyn Mere, WaterAid’s Country Director, made this call in a statement issued in commemoration of International Women’s Day celebrated on March 8. Mere said that theContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says member countries are currently facing a clear and present danger in the form of transnational terrorism. Amb. Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Friday. “InitiallyContinue Reading
