By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has started developing its Agricultural Policy and Implementation Plan to guide interventions toward increasing food production in the FCT. Mr Umar Malamiyo, acting Director of Planning, Research and Statistics, FCT Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, said this at an event inContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Dr Patricia Ukegbu, Head of the Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, has called for the inclusion of adolescent nutrition considerations in the National Policy on Food and Nutrition (NPFN). Ukegbu, an Associate Professor at the university, stated that suchContinue Reading
By Polycarp Auta As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, African women in land professions have called for policies that would boost women’s access to land and remove gender disparity. They also called for the involvement of more women in land management across the African continent. The women’s demands areContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) When the Federal Executive Council approved the National Policy on Health Workforce Migration, it was welcomed with excitement by many Nigerians. The new policy, which was unveiled by the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, aims to address the japaContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai A lawyer and policy strategist, Dr Oracle Nwala, says Nigeria needs a disruptive strategy to achieve its governance and development goals for the benefits of all citizens. Nwala stated this at the official unveiling of his book entitled, “Disruptive Strategies: Unveiling Personal Definitive Strategists”, in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Mr Vincent Egbe, Managing Director, GB Foods, has called on the Federal Government to ensure effective implementation of the National Tomato Policy to enhance development of the tomato ecosystem and support its competitiveness. Egbe made the call during a three-day industrial tour by the Minister of StateContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Farmers Aggregators Initiative of Nigeria (FAIN), an NGO, and other stakeholders have called for a comprehensive review of existing gender policies and laws on agricultural export. They made the call at a summit on Mainstreaming Gender in Agriculture organised by FAIN in Abuja. The theme ofContinue Reading
By Joseph Edeh Former member of the House of Representatives, Sam Oniugbo, has urged African nations to be consistent in the implementation of policies aimed at mitigating the impact of climate change. The climate change advocate, who participated in the just-concluded CoP29, said this in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
FG to strengthen policy towards sustainable growth in transportation sectorContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Mogbede The Society of Nigerian Broadcasters (SNB) on Monday in Abuja emphasised the need for a National Information Policy as a foundation to guide ethical and responsible broadcasting across the country. Mr Ismail Sani, Vice-President (North-Central Zone), of the SNB, in a statement, said that such policy wouldContinue Reading
