The Minister of Environment, Mallam Lawal Balarabe, has announced the launch of the Circular and Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)-Free Plastics in Africa Project. It is a new initiative aimed at reducing the impact of plastic pollution in Nigeria. The project, which is backed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Environment Facility…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with Sokoto State Government, has launched a state-of-the-art Digital Village and commissioned a modern Nutrition Warehouse in Sokoto aimed at uplifting Almajiri children and out-of-school adolescent girls. The Digital Village, located at the Sultan Maccido Institute in Sokoto, is designed to provide digital literacy, vocational training, entrepreneurial…
The Abia State Government has announced a groundbreaking initiative to eliminate the hazardous practice of roasting meat with burning tyres, replacing it with a safer, eco-friendly biogas technology. This was disclosed by the General Manager of the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA), Mr. Ogbonnaya Okereke, during a press briefing following the State Executive Council…
Barely a year after announcing the outbreak of Tuta absoluta, commonly known as the tomato leaf miner or ‘Tomato Ebola,’ the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, revealed on Wednesday that the disease destroyed over N1.3bn worth of tomatoes. The economic loss recorded in Kano, Katsina and Kaduna States was revealed at the…
The Federal Government has commenced the establishment of a Bamboo development factory in Kogi State. The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, who disclosed this on during a ministerial briefing held in Abuja, stated that the initiative aims to boost the Bamboo and Rattan Economy in Nigeria. “The Ministry has commenced implementation of a Bamboo development…
Is the SAO Agro Allied Service Limited guilty of allegation of destruction of farmland said to be located within the Oluwa Forest Reserve in Ondo State? What really is the true situation of things? The firm was accused of destroying the affected farmland, as claimed by farmers in the area. The farmers, in their hundreds,…
The federal government has shut down a mining site occupied by illegal miners for months. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, disclosed the closure which he said was executed by the Mining Marshals in Damau, Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to a statement released by Alake’s Special Assistant on…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, on Thursday emphasized the critical connection between agriculture and Nigeria’s emerging blue economy, particularly through aquaculture, inland fisheries, irrigated agriculture, and wetland management. Speaking through the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Marcus Ogunbiyi, during a courtesy visit by participants of the Senior Executive Course (SEC)…
The Federal Government is set to introduce zinc-enriched rice varieties, Faro 71 and Faro 72, as part of efforts to combat malnutrition and improve food security across Nigeria. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, made this known during a briefing on the official release of the biofortified rice varieties, held recently…
The Abia State Government is set to Flag off a major wet season rice farming initiative, targeting 8,500 hectares of land across Abia North, as part of its ongoing efforts to bolster food security and enhance agricultural productivity. Addressing the media during a press briefing, Prince Okey Kanu, the Commissioner for Information, revealed that the…
