The Director General World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has called on stakeholders in the Food and Agriculture sector to revisit the rulebook guarding the sector if revitalisation and growth were the objectives. The DG’s assertions were disclosed at the just concluded two-day workshop themed “Examining Contemporary Challenges In The Agriculture Sector In The…
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has revealed that gold mined in Nigeria is being illegally exported to the United Arab Emirates. Alake explained that this extensive illegal trade is hampering a potential economic partnership between Nigeria and the UAE, particularly in solid minerals. To counteract this challenge, the minister advocated for strengthened…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised fresh alarm on the number of women who die during childbirth, pregnancy or shortly after giving birth. The body says there is no reason any woman should die during pregnancy or child delivery with modern technology. The UNICEF Chief of Field, Bauchi Field Office, Dr. Nuzhat Rafique,…
The only condition that will make the Lagos State Government to review its decision on the closure of the Oko Oba abattoir is the compliance with the environmental and public health regulations set by the government. This was reaffirmed by the state government over the weekend. Recall that the abattoir was closed last Thursday due…
The federal government keeps getting support from local and international organisations on its efforts to out an end to shortages of food in the country, thus raising hopes that the efforts will pay off soon. The latest avowal in this direction is the pledge by the international Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA to intensify efforts…
The federal government has provided th Lagos state government the opportunity to take advantage of a partnership between them to boost efforts towards food security in the state. This came to th open recently when Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development presented Federal Government’s proposal on the provision of machines that were…
A coalition of activists and non-governmental organizations, under the umbrella of ‘GMO-Free Nigeria’, has taken to the streets to protest the introduction of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) foods in Nigeria. The nationwide rallies, which also held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, aimed to oppose the Federal Government’s efforts to promote GMO products in the country….
A Federal High Court in Abuja, Justice Emeka Nwite, has remanded a traditional ruler in Osun, Taofeeq Osunmakinde and four others in the Kuje Correctional Centre over alleged illegal gold mining. Oba Osunmakinde, the Obawore of Ifetuntun in Ife Central Local Government Area of Osun state was arraigned alongside Shehu Mustapha, Sabiru Hashim, Danbaba Ibrahim…
The Federal Government through the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Monday announced the immediate distribution of an additional 10 trucks of 50kg rice to each state to be sold at designated centres at N40,000. This was resolved at the just concluded Federal Executive Council, (FEC) meeting, an effort the federal government…
Asiwaju Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun State, has said that his administration is taking steps to revive the production and processing of Cocoa in the state. He announced this, among other major plans at a meeting with a Nordic firm planning to set up a tractor assembly plant in Osun State. The governor said, “More…
