By Abigael Joshua Stakeholders have stepped up efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change through sensitisation and demonstration of clean cooking technologies at a market fair in Abuja. The Sensitisation and Demonstration of Clean Cooking Technologies was organised by the Nigerian Alliance for Clean Cooking, in collaboration with otherContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Pipeline Professionals Association of Nigeria (PLAN),has called for stronger policies, funding, skills development and host community partnerships to safeguard and expand Nigeria’s pipeline infrastructure, The President of PLAN,Ngozi Adeleke, made the call in a communique on Friday in Abuja. The association cautioned that persistent regulatory gaps andContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli Stakeholders in Katsina State on Monday called for the extension of paid maternity leave, from four months to six months, in a bid to encourage exclusive breastfeeding. The call is in a communique jointly signed by Alhaji Badamasi Sani, representative of the state’s Primary Health Care Agency,Continue Reading
By Peter Okolie The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned stakeholders to comply with its regulatory provisions or face legal consequences. The warning was issued on Thursday by the South East Zonal Director, Dr Festus Ukadike, at a one-day stakeholders’ sensitisation programme in Owerri.Continue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Stakeholders in the environment sector are expediting actions to conserve nature through Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) to sustain livelihoods in Nigeria. They stated this on Friday in Abuja during the inauguration of the Nigeria Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) in line with the National Biodiversity Strategy and ActionContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government has urged stakeholders in the agricultural sector to strengthen value addition by moving beyond exporting raw commodities. It said prioritising domestic processing holds the greatest economic and job-creating potentials for the sector. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, said this atContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government on Monday in Kaduna challenged stakeholders to strengthen the county’s capacity in local food production, access to safe and nutritious food. Dr Marcus Ogunbiyi, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) gave the challenge at the opening of the Technical SessionContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Stakeholders have urged state governments to domesticate the National Gender Policy in Agriculture by ensuring adequate budgetary support and fostering innovation-driven communities of practice. They made the call at the National Stakeholders Validation Forum on the Revised National Gender Policy on Agrifood Systems Transformation and its 2025–2030Continue Reading
By Mustapha Yauri Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), has appealed for improved collaboration between the military, judiciary and other key stakeholders to curb terrorism and dismantle terrorist networks. Oluyede said this in Zaria on Tuesday at the 2025 Training Workshop organised by the Nigerian Army School ofContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Stakeholders in Nigeria’s Cocoa Industry have pledged to accelerate efforts to meet the European Union’s December 2025 deadline for compliance with its deforestation-free regulation (EUDR). This, according to them, is with a view to safeguard the nation’s cocoa exports and strengthen sustainable agricultural practices. The News AgencyContinue Reading
