Farmers in the Abuja Municipal Council Area are in good season at the moment. Though it may not be a harvest season yet, what they have got is a sign that the next harvest season will be a time to cheer. The chairman, Hon. Christopher Zakka Maikalangu, has flagged off the distribution of 800 bags…
Inmates at the correctional centres in the country should be treated with dignity. That is the position of Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the minister of interior under whose supervision the correctional centres are placed. He expressed dismay at the reported dehumanising conditions to which inmates of the Afokang Custodial Centre in Calabar, Cross River State, are…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is set to invest $1 billion in Nigeria’s agribusiness sector through its Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) program. This initiative aims to promote agricultural value chains, from food production to processing, value addition, packaging, and market supply. According to AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina, “Nigeria should have bold programmes and policy…
As the world marks International Workers’ Day, the Japanese Tobacco International, JTI Nigeria says its objective is to be a certified employer of choice every year in its 60 locations. This it promises to achieve through screwd talent management, rewards for innovative and good service as well as empowerment. This objective is in tandem with…
If the plan goes on well, developing countries now battling with how to curtail the impact of climate change may find help from donor countries specifically to mitigate the effect of climate change. When that happens, the benefitting countries would have Azerbaijan to thank. The country, which is the host of 2024 UN Climate Change…
Just as nigerians thought that the Lakaruwa armed bandits, terrorizing states in the northwest zone of the country had been sufficiently decimated the group struck again. This time, they caused the nation great damage, as the fire exchange between them and men of the Kebbi State police command left two police personnel dead. They also…
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 global food import bill is expected to increase by 2.2 per cent from the previous year to over “$2 trillion in 2024”, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released Thursday. The FAO attributed the increase to higher prices for cocoa, coffee, and tea, accompanied by…
The current inflation in Nigeria is biting hard. The reality now is that majority of people in employment can no longer survive on their income, while scores of the unemployed are losing hope of surviving. Nigerians have seen over 70 percent surge in food expenses, while transport expenses have gone up by more than 40…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administrative and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public on the sale of Chlorpheniramine and Dexamethasone injection ampoules that are mislabeled and repacked as Noristerat Injection 200mg. NAFDAC said samples of the counterfeit product have been reported in Niger State, Bauchi State, and the Coordinated Wholesale Centre (CWC) in…
