The Federal Government has lamented that many Nigerians still use the bush and water bodies as their regular means of excreta disposal. The Minister of Environment, Mallam Balarabe Lawal, disclosed this during the commemoration of the 2024 World Toilet Day in Kano. The minister who was represented by the ministry’s Director of Pollution Control, Bahijja…
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Asset Rise Limited and Lancaster Farms to enhance food security and create employment opportunities for Nigerians. The NSE President, Engr. Margaret Oguntala said, shortly after signing the MoU in Abuja, that the agreement would open more employment opportunities for the youths….
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has discovered a warehouse in Oke-Afa, Okota, Lagos State, stocked with unregistered and expired supermarket items. Acting on credible intelligence, the agency’s Investigation and Enforcement Directorate raided the facility. During the operation, officials apprehended individuals unloading a 20-foot container filled with unregistered carbonated drinks….
No fewer than 92 African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have urged the House of Representatives to prohibit the use and consumption of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the country to protect the environment and the health of citizens. The coalition made the recommendation at a public hearing on GMOs organised by Joint Committees on Agricultural…
As the nation grapples with the realities of macroeconomic reforms being implemented by the Federal Government, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has emphasised the need for the country to focus on boosting the non-oil alternatives that will aid full diversification of the national economy. The governor said decades of dependence on importation of finished goods…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for innovation and increased collaboration to strengthen Nigeria’s health system and reshape the future of global health. NMA’s vice president, Dr. Benjamin Olowojebutu, made the call in an interview with newsmen in Lagos. Olowojebutu stated that Nigeria must rethink its approach to medical education and research through innovation….
The Sokoto State government said it has recorded 25 deaths as a result of a Gastroenteritis outbreak, otherwise known as Cholera, in three local government areas of the state. The state’s Commissioner of Health, Hajiya Asabe Balarabe, who disclosed this to newsmen, added that the state is currently treating 15 victims from Sokoto North, Silame,…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has signed a Customs Mutual Administrative Agreement (CMAA) with its Indian counterpart to bolster cross-border trade development. The agreement, as disclosed in a statement by the NCS, was signed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, who represented the NCS at the event…
Shareholders of Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc (FMN) have approved a N86 per share buyout under a Scheme of Arrangement at a Court-ordered meeting. The resolution paves the way for the transfer of ownership of FMN shares to Excelsior Shipping Company Limited and its Nigerian subsidiary, Greywise Investment Solutions Limited. At the meeting, shareholders endorsed…
Niger State says it is taking bold action against climate change by planning to plant one billion trees. The project, according to the Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Usman, aims to combat the devastating effects of climate change, and aid the state’s broader strategy to go green. Abubakar who disclosed this at the State’s…
