By Funmilola Gboteku The Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST) has urged the Federal Government to strengthen food standards and safety systems to reposition Nigerian foods for global acceptability. Prof. Abu Oneh, National President of NIFST, made the remark on Thursday during the ninth Regional Food ScienceContinue Reading
By Babajide Awoyinfa Some veteran musicians have called for a unified body and purposeful leadership to unite the old and new generation of musicians in the country. They made their opinions known on Thursday in an online group known as ‘Entertainment Gurus’, created by veteran musician, Innocent Onyemauwa, popularlyContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha Mrs Assumpta Reginald, the National Coordinator of Association of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ASWHAN), has urged its members to continue to take their medication diligently. Reginald made the call at a two-day Leadership Training for members in Abuja on Thursday. She advised members to disregard faith-based suggestionsContinue Reading
By Kunle Williams/Florence Onuegbu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Tuesday inaugurated and issued the proclamation of the functionality of the 10th Lagos State House of Assembly. Speaking at the Proclamation/Inauguration ceremony at the Assembly Chamber, Ikeja, Sanwo-Olu said the proclamation symbolised not just the continuity of democraticContinue Reading
By Clara Egbogota The Noble Delta Women for Peace and Development (NDWPD), an NGO, has called for the inclusion of women in negotiation teams to address issues on land grabbing. Mrs Caroline Usikpedo-Oliseowe, the Executive Director of NDWPD, made the call in Asaba on Monday at a news conferenceContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Nigeria recorded N927.16 billion trade surplus between January 2023 and March 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says. This is contained in the NBS Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics Report for Q1 2023 released in Abuja on Tuesday. In its report, the NBS saidContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku/Oluwatope Lawanson An Economist, Dr Biodun Adedipe, has urged the incoming administration to pay more attention to agriculture being the largest contributor to the country’s Gross Domestic Product. Adedipe, who is a Chief Consultant at B. Adedipe Associates Ltd, made the call on Friday at aContinue Reading
By Abiodun Azi and Millicent Ifeanyichukwu Health experts at a media training on Tuberculosis (TB) said that unexplained consistent weight loss in children could be as a result of TB. According to them, other signs and symptoms suggestive of TB in children include failure to thrive or gain weight,Continue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu The Edo State Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mrs Foluke Oladeinde, on Monday said the scheme had fostered national unity and created balance across multi-ethnic groups in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the scheme which came into existence in 1973,Continue Reading
By Yunus Yusuf The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it is in talk with global consultants to establish a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on its corporate governance structure. Its Executive Director, Projects, Mr Charles Ogunmola, said this in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of theContinue Reading
