By Angela Atabo A non-profit organisation, African Food Changemakers (AFC) has called for support for women in agriculture to close the gender gap and the barriers they face in agriculture. Communications Officer, African Food Changemakers (AFC), Cassandra Taiwo, made the call in Abuja. Taiwo said the call became imperative becauseContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The National Parents-Teachers Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) has urged parents and guardians to engage their children and wards with skill during the holidays. The National Deputy Chairman of NAPTAN, Mr Adeolu Ogunbanjo, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday inContinue Reading
By Dianabasi Effiong, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The presentation of the book, `Notes Along The Way’, written by Prof. Victor Adefela, was a net worth event from the perspective of some retired and serving staff of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The conviviality that prevailed onContinue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, Director, Center for Climate Change and Development, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi, has called for the domestication of climate change policies in states across the nation. Okereke, a climate change and development expert, made the call in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Priscilla Osaje Some music enthusiasts in Abuja on Friday urged Nigerians to imbibe the habit of listening to music, saying that music is a therapeutic tool for relaxation and stress management. The music enthusiasts told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that music impacted brain function and humanContinue Reading
By Abiodun Azi The Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos (UNILAG), has called for joint collaboration in research and practice to reach the grassroots. The clinical scientists made the call in Lagos on Tuesday during its 18th annual conference and gathering with the theme: “AContinue Reading
By Afusat Agunbiade-Oladipo The United Nations International Children Education Foundation (UNICEF) on Friday in Ilorin commended the Kwara Government on primary healthcare service delivery. The Chief Field Officer of UNICEF in Kaduna, Dr Ahmed Baba, gave the commendation during the UNICEF Mid-Year Review Meeting with Kwara. Baba ranked Kwara asContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The National Youth Assembly of Nigeria (NYAN), Lagos State Chapter, on Wednesday elected and inaugurated new representatives (ambassadors) in 40 constituencies in the state. The ambassadors also in turn elected Amb. Adeola Aderibigbe (Etio-Osa Constituency I) as the State Assembly Speaker, while Amb. Akindayo AjiboyeContinue Reading
Franca Ofili The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 91 million Africans are currently living with hepatitis, with around 125,000 hepatitis-related deaths occurring in Africa. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, said this on Friday in her message to commemorate 2023 World Hepatitis DayContinue Reading
By Abiodun Azi A Professor of Colorectal Surgery, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, Dion Morton, says 25,000 surgeons across the world are working together to improve care for patients worldwide. Morton stated this on the sidelines of his lecture at the 18th Annual Scientific Conference and Gathering of theContinue Reading
