The people of Eziala Nsukwe Autonomous Community, Ubakala, have staged a peaceful protest, crying out for Governor Alex Otti’s intervention to end the menace of a dumpsite that has taken over their farm lands and polluted their environment. The protesters called on the governor to compel the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) to relocate…
Nigeria is on the brink of a deepening hunger crisis, with 25 million people currently experiencing acute food insecurity, a figure projected to reach 33 million between June and August 2025, according to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Speaking at a workshop in Abuja, organised in partnership with the National Social Investment Programme…
What is the biological phenomenon that appears in human gradual loss of muscle mass, strength and function when they are growing older? This is known as Sarcopenia! Sarcopenia is a gradual loss of muscle mass, strength and function… the loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength as a result of aging… The situation may be…
The Rivers State Ministry of Agriculture will embark on a statewide vaccination of livestock in the State from the 10th of February to the 17th of February. This is a reaction to the recent outbreak of anthrax disease in Zamfara State. This was disclosed in a statement by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Victor Kii, saying…
As the threat of anthrax looms over the livestock industry, the Ekiti State Government has taken a proactive step to protect its animals. The state has launched a massive vaccination campaign, aiming to administer 100,000 doses of anthrax vaccines to animals across the 16 local government areas. The move is a welcome relief to livestock…
President of the Africa Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina said that annual funding of $4bn is required to avert approximately 600,000 women and children annual deaths in Africa. Speaking at the 2025 two-day Africa Energy Summit in Dar Salam, Tanzania themed: “Mission 300”, Adesina said lack of access to clean cooking sources claims the lives…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down the popular Cemetery Market in Aba, Abia State, for the second time in two years. NAFDAC said this was to curb the circulation of fake and substandard wine and beverages in Nigeria. The agency’s Director-General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, in a statement…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit products worth N1,367,000,000 in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The products were destroyed at the Kuje dumpsite in the nation’s capital. Speaking during the exercise on Thursday, the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, described the exercise as part of routine…
Nigerians have been urged to adopt houseplants in their homes and communities to enhance air quality and humidity and improve environmental conditions. Chief James Nnadozie Uchegbuo, the President General of Ahuwa-Oboro Autonomous Community in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State said this during the National Houseplant Appreciation Day on January 10. “Plants naturally consume…
The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has announced an outbreak of Anthrax in Zamfara State. Anthrax, a zoonotic disease transmitted from animals to humans, originates from spores naturally found in the soil and commonly affects domestic and wild animals. In a statement signed by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Ben Bem Goong, the…
