By Sylvester Thompson Experts at the 37th Biotechnology Society of Nigeria (BSN) Conference have called for scaling proven agricultural biotechnologies to boost food security and farmer livelihoods. The experts emphasised the urgent need to prioritise the widespread adoption of high-yielding, climate-resilient crops such as PBR cowpea and TELA maize. TheyContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Dr Abdulmumini Zaria, Executive Director of the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC), has pledged to make community and domestic water supply the top priority in Nigeria’s water allocation policy. Zaria, who assumed duty at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday, said industries and companiesContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has urged the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to take a leadership role in driving procurement reforms across government agencies. The Director-General of BPP, Dr Adebowale Adedokun, made the call during a courtesy visit to the NYSC Director-General, Brig.-Gen. Olakunle Nafiu,Continue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Former Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), retired Maj.-Gen. Patrick Akpa, has urged officers of the Short Service Course 33 to sustain brotherhood forged in service and prepare deliberately for post-retirement life. Akpa gave the advice on Saturday night at the inaugural reunion dinner of SSC 33 toContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Ricardo Gonçalves, has said that validating the court’s Harmonised Protocol will reinforce its ability to effectively discharge its regional justice delivery mandate. Gonçalves made this known at a meeting of ECOWAS ministers of justice in Banjul, The Gambian capital, onContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigerian Library Association (NLA) has called on librarians across the country to embrace innovation and reposition themselves for relevance in an era defined by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and rapid technological change. The Immediate Past President of the association, Dr Dominic Omokaro, made the call in AbujaContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), in collaboration with the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), has rewarded winners of the Code4Africa Privacy Hackathon. They also called for development for data privacy solutions to enhance data protection in the digital ecosystem. The hackathon, which held duringContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd. (JCR) has affirmed the African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) A- issuer credit rating with a stable outlook. In a statement on Thursday, Afreximbank said the rating reflected JCR’s positive assessment of the Bank’s strong strategic positioning, resilient capital base, consistent profitability, prudentContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, has said that the regional bloc requires approximately 2.61 billion dollars to operationalise its proposed 5,000-strong ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF). Touray disclosed this during a joint meeting of ECOWAS Ministers of Finance and Defence on Friday in Abuja. TheContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government plans to formally recognise Nigeria’s informal training hubs, including the ‘Panteka’ centres in Kaduna, Jos and other cities. These centres will be integrated into the Nigerian Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF). The initiative is part of President Bola Tinubu’s renewed focus on Technical and VocationalContinue Reading
