There is an attempt to improve on the capacity of stakeholders in the livestock value chain in Nigeria. This is evident in the collaboration between the Federal Government and the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL). The initiative is aimed to undertake a Feedlot Management Training Programme. The gains of the initiative…
A Paediatrician, Prof. Aishat Bolakale, has expressed concerns over the low circulation of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) for malnourished children in Nigeria. Bolakale, raised the concern during the distribution of the therapeutic foods to malnourished children in Ilorin, Kwara. She said that only a fraction of those severely malnourished children had access to RUTF. “In…
The Sokoto State Commissioner for Water Resources, Aminu Abdullahi, has assured residents that the state is at the edge of solving its long-standing water supply challenges, with a 40 million gallon per day water project nearing completion. Abdullahi disclosed this while addressing journalists at his office recently. He said the multi-billion naira project, which spans…
The Senate has charged the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to put an end to chemical induced fruit ripening among fruit sellers nationwide. The lawmakers also called on other stakeholders in the food and drug control sector to rise to the challenge by imposing penalties on fruit sellers engaging in…
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…
The Lagos State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an international consortium comprising Belstar Capital and ENKA for the rehabilitation and expansion of the State’s water supply infrastructure. Speaking at the signing ceremony held on Monday in Alausa, Ikeja, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, described the collaboration…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday alerted the public of the presence of counterfeit Artemether/Lumefantrine tablets circulating under the brand name Aflotin 20/120 in Nigeria. The agency said on its X handle that the counterfeit product was discovered and reported to the agency by the genuine manufacturer, Ajanta…
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), Yobe branch, on Tuesday, shared N77,000 to each of the 1,000 victims of the 2024 flood disaster in three Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The LGAs include Fune, Bursari, and Gulani. Each beneficiary received an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card loaded with N77,000 to support livelihood recovery….
