By Reporters A cross-section of Nigerians in Abuja says balanced diet is out of their reach, due to the rising food prices and dwindling household incomes. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Tuesday that the situation was worse, especially for low income earners inContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu has described the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) as one of the key instruments of fighting poverty globally. She stated this at the launch of the Renewed Hope Conditional Cash transfer (CCT) on Tuesday in Abuja. Edu said thatContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Federal Government has pledged to end continuous contamination of drinking water sources, as no fewer than 41 per cent of the country’s public water supply were contaminated with faeces. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, said this at the launch of theContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Senate has inaugurated its Standing Committee on Legislative Compliance. This, it said was aimed at enforcing its resolutions on all its standing committees as well as all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Federal Government. The committee, chaired by Sen. Musa MaidokiContinue Reading
By Uche Bibilari The Vice Chancellor, University of Abuja (UniAbuja), Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’allah, says making right development choices as a nation is central to building and forming a modern nation. Na’Allah expressed this view at the Third Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Chair programme for Japanese Studies on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Femi Ogunshola The House of Representative has urged President Bola Tinubu to allocate part of the fuel subsidy removal savings to funding healthcare service for the vulnerable. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Bashiru Dawodu (APC-Lagos) at plenary in Abuja. The motion is titled, “CallContinue Reading
By Segun Giwa A political pressure group, the Ondo State Conscience Movement (OCM) has urged Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to prioritise the welfare of the people above his personal conflicts with his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Mr Shalom Olaseni, Chairman of the group made the call in a statement issued on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi ActionAid, an international NGO, has called for collaboration of global community to support the recharging of Lake Chad Basin to address the plight of people that had been displaced due to the reduction of the lake. Andrew Mamedu, Country Director, ActionAid, made the appeal at the commemorationContinue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi The President, Nigeria Optometric Association (NOA), Dr Chimeziri Anderson, says that routine blood pressure and fasting blood sugar tests play critical roles in ensuring comprehensive eye health care. Anderson gave the position in an address delivered at a rally over the weekend as part of week-long activitiesContinue Reading
Tolu Aiyegbusi The Federal Government has awarded patent certificates to 18 researchers for their various inventions and innovations in addressing economic problems. The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Mr Uche Nnaji, presented the certificates to the beneficiaries at an event organised by the National Office for Technology Acquisition andContinue Reading
