By Abigael Joshua The National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) says it is collaborating with the Canadian Government on gender-responsive climate change action in Nigeria. Dr Salisu Dahiru, the Director- General of NCCC, communicated this on Friday in Abuja at a one-day workshop to brainstorm on a draft report onContinue Reading
By Adenike Ayodele Some lawyers have expressed optimism that the virtual hearing method introduced by the Lagos State judiciary will speed up dispensation of justice in the state. They disclosed this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. They spoke against theContinue Reading
By Desmond Ejibas The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), plans to acquire tractors and other modern farming equipment to enhance its agriculture initiatives in the Niger Delta, an official has said. Mr Victor Antai, the commission’s Executive Director, Projects, revealed this while inspecting farming equipment produced by Bobtrack Limited, inContinue Reading
By Habibu Harisu Sokoto State government has announced measures to address the acute shortage of potable water confronting residents, amidst high temperature of over 42 degree celsius. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that taps have gone dry and residents have been scampering to source for water wherever available.Continue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal Prof. Temitope Odetoye of the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Ilorin, has successfully produced biodiesel, using chicken eggshell-derived heterogeneous catalyst. Odetoye made this known in Ilorin while delivering the 253rd Inaugural Lecture of the university. The lecture was entitled: “Symphony of Biomass, Bioenergy and Bioproducts forContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Nigeria is set to host the sixth African Regional Conference of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), slated to take place in Abuja from April 14 to 16, 2025. The announcement, made by the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, on FridayContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi Mrs Uzo Oshogwe, Managing Director, Afriland Properties Plc, says urgent and strategic steps should be taken to address the barriers hindering women’s participation in the real estate sector to drive significant economic growth. Oshogwe said this on Thursday in Lagos at the Female Lawyers in Real EstateContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Some experts have emphasised the need for cybersecurity literacy to enhance strategic risk management in the capital market. This, they said, would enable the Nigerian capital market to harness the advantages of Artificial Intelligence (AI). They gave the advice at the 2024 Company Secretaries and Registrars’ ForumContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Sir Emeka Okwuosa Foundation (SEOF), through its adult heart medical mission, says it has facilitated open heart surgeries for two brothers from Okeba, Delta. According to a report released by SEOF on Thursday and signed by its Executive Director, Mrs Chidimma Okoye, the beneficiaries are MrContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The African Development Bank’s Chief Economist, Kevin Urama, says debt for growth for countries on the continent should not carry any negative connotation. Urama, who is also the Vice-President, Governance and Knowledge Management at AfDB, said this at a pre-media conference held virtually to herald the 2024Continue Reading
