The Abia Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise, Niger Delta (LIFE-ND), has resuscitated the Monthly Technology Review Meeting (MTRM) for the state’s Agricultural Development Programme (ADP). The MTRM which was held at the National Root Crops Research Institute Umudike recently, had stakeholders from NRCRI and ADP share knowledge and ideas on the current agronomy practices. During the meeting, the researchers…
As the month of Ramadan takes off, there has been an assurance to Muslim faithfuls that their nutritional needs would be taken care during the period. The promise comes from Promasidor Nigeria, a leading fast-moving Consumer Goods, FMCG company in the country. This pledge is contained in a release by the company, signed by Ms…
For Alhaji Mudashiru Nurudeen Emiloju, it has become a yearly routine exercise to empower and uplift the lives of Iwo residents and cushion the effect of economic hardship in the country. Emiloju, a Special Adviser to the Osun State Governor on Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA), had, some years ago, launched a multi-million naira…
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,…
At least 25 communities in Edo State, located along the banks of the River Niger, have been submerged by floodwaters following the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. Ojimah Christopher, the Desk Officer for Relief Materials and Distribution in Esan South East, confirmed the development on Monday. Christopher said the affected areas…
Globally, attention is being drawn to not only food for the hungry people of the world but how to ensure that they eat right. This has promoted efforts to focus on the nutritional aspect of care for the poor. Issues of nutrition and food security which affects every part of Nigeria, have compelled stakeholders to…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), through the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF), has supplied 3 million bottles of Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) to enhance maternal health in Nigeria. The agencies said 3 million bottles will be delivered in 2025 to support more pregnant women. In a press statement shared on the UNICEF website on Tuesday,…
Kashim Shettima, vice president of Nigeria has implored the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to assist Nigeria, and other African countries, in the effort to fight hunger and poverty. He requested the Foundation to forge a strategic partnership with the Nigerian government to enhance agricultural productivity, as well as improve nutrition and strengthen the education…
For Nigeria to successfully transition to clean energy stakeholders must ensure a balanced, inclusive, and data-driven approach. This should also be backed up by a deliberate shift from linear energy use to circular systems that promote innovation, green jobs, and inclusive access. Those were the resolutions adopted by experts at a forum organised by Rite…
As part of efforts to encourage Nigerian farmers to engage in massive food production, the Zamfara State government made known its intention to give support to farmers in the state. Towards this end farmers in the state have got the assurance that they will receive support in the area of farm inputs from the state…
