The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to enhancing the seafaring profession. Speaking at the 2025 Day of the Seafarer celebration in Port Harcourt, Oyetola emphasised the importance of creating a safe and respectful work environment for seafarers. The celebration was held under the theme “My Harassment-Free Ship,”…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that 6.1 billion people or three quarters of global population are now protected by at least one best-practice tobacco control policy. The world body said that the number represents a substantial increase from 1 billion people in 2007. This was disclosed in the WHO 2025 report on the…
The Sokoto state governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto has commissioned a township water scheme designed to produce 3 million gallons of water per day in a bold step towards addressing perennial water shortages in the State. The event, held at the Old Airport Water Scheme site on Monday, marked a milestone in the administration’s ambitious plan…
The National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) says it is repositioning school agriculture as a tool for skills acquisition, food security, and youth empowerment. Executive Secretary of NSSEC, Dr Iyela Ajayi,stated this on Monday in Abuja at a one-day sensitisation and strategy workshop for agricultural science officers under the “Grow What You Eat” initiative. Ajayi…
A Lagos resident has been arrested and taken into custody for illegally converting his residential property into an abattoir, endangering public health and violating environmental regulations. The arrest followed a tip-off from a concerned citizen about suspicious activities at No. 12 Alfred Williams Street in the Iju Station area of Lagos. Upon investigation, officials from…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday commissioned 2,000 tractors for nationwide deployment under the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme. The commissioning, which held at the National Agricultural Seeds Council, Sheda, along the Abuja–Lokoja Expressway, marks what the President described as the beginning of Nigeria’s “agricultural renaissance”. It is a strategic effort to boost food production,…
The only condition that will make the Lagos State Government to review its decision on the closure of the Oko Oba abattoir is the compliance with the environmental and public health regulations set by the government. This was reaffirmed by the state government over the weekend. Recall that the abattoir was closed last Thursday due…
The Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate closure of the Oko-Oba Abattoir in the Agege area of the state. The closure followed reports of unsanitary practices, poor waste management, and unhygienic meat processing. The closure was ordered on Thursday by the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, following an extensive inspection…
The Katsina State Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Musa Adamu-Funtua, has called for a school-based campaign against the use of tobacco in the country. According to him, raising awareness in schools against tobacco consumption can reduce the prevalence of smoking among young people. Adamu-Funtua made the call during a press briefing in collaboration with the Civil…
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS SAYS there is a decline in the the rate of inflation in Nigeria, going by its survey in May. It says the country’s headline inflation rate for May dropped to 22.97 per cent compared to the preceding month of April, which was 23.71 per cent. The NBS said in…
