The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a study identifying 17 pathogens that frequently cause disease in communities and require urgent vaccine development. A pathogen is a living thing that causes disease in a host, such as a human. The study, published in eBioMedicine journal and announced on the WHO website on Tuesday, is the…
There are indications that the World Bank may borrow Nigeria’s idea for the use of other countries, as a model for solving nutrition challenges in the West African region. This is just as Vice President Kashim Shettima reaffirmed the government’s commitment to addressing its growing nutrition challenges through a community-driven strategy aimed at transforming nutrition…
THE postponement of the deadline for the enforcement of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) comes as a relief to Nigeria and other affected countries. However, not a few cocoa farmers in Nigeria are still in panic mode. Had the European Union (EU) stuck to its deadline to enforce its European Union Deforestation Regulation, EUDR,…
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 Cadre Harmonisé, CH Report for October has projected that at least 33.1 million people in 26 states including the FCT will face a food and nutrition crisis between June and August 2025. This forecast came from the CH Analysis Report, released in Abuja. The analysis was conducted by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation,…
The Ogun State Government has started an initiative that will boost the effort of the government to promote food security in the country. The initiative is a formal harvest for aquaculture farmers in some parts of the state, including Ilaro Zone. It is the belief of the government that the step will help reduce food…
DID YOU KNOW THAT? 1).Birds don’t urinate. 2).Horses and cows sleep while standing up. 3).The bat is the only mammal that can fly. The leg bones of a bat are so thin that no bat can walk. 4). Even when a snake has its eyes closed, it can still see through its eyelids. 5). Despite…
LEADER: You are all welcome to this meeting. I am sincerely happy to have this great number in attendance. I was thinking that many of our members will be discouraged to attend this meeting, your presence here today is a testament to our togetherness and commitment to the struggle. It gladdens to see all other…
