Traders association begins construction of milk production factory in Abuja

By Ikenna Uwadileke The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS), on Friday performed the ground breaking of its milk production factory in Giri, Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. Performing the ceremony, Dr Alan Sy-Traore, Director of Agriculture in ECOWAS Commission, commended NANTS for living up to expectationsContinue Reading

Spanish police trains law enforcement officers on ending human trafficking

By Aderogba George International Police Officers from Spain have concluded a three-day training on effective management of Tafficking in Person and Smuggling of Migrants (TIP/SOM) for officers drawn from Nigeria Law Enforcement Agencies. The officers who participated in the training are from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Police andContinue Reading

Urban planning, key to mitigate environmental hazards, says NITP Chairman

By Olatunde Ajayi The Oyo State Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners(NITP), Prof. Musibau Jelili, has called for effective urban planning to address frequent occurrence of flood and other environment related health challenges. Jelili, while speaking during his investiture as the 18th Oyo state chairman of NITP onContinue Reading

World Bank pledges to reposition Nigeria’s irrigation farming for economic development

By Tosin Kolade The World Bank announced its commitment to reposition Nigeria’s irrigation farming for sustainable economic development and for food security on Thursday in Abuja. It announced the commitment when its team on Sustainable Power and Irrigation in Nigeria/ Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria, (SPIN/TRIMING) project officials visited theContinue Reading

Africa can tackle food insecurity, poverty through AI – Danbatta

By Jessica Dogo Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says Africa can overcome challenges of poverty, food insecurity, healthcare, and others, if she adopts and deploys Artificial Intelligence (AI). Danbatta stated this on Wednesday in his keynote address at the 11th Edition of the Digital AfricaContinue Reading