The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Saturday decried the surge in malnourishment amongst children below five years, stating that out of over 3.4 million children in Kano State, 2 million, which represents 56.9 per cent are affected by stunting, due to malnutrition. This was disclosed by UNICEF Chief of Field Office, Kano, Mr Rahama…
It is now mandatory for all manufacturers in the country to register and get certification for their products before distributing them to the public. This order was given by the Standard Organisation of Nigeria, (SON),the agency responsible for the quality control of the goods produced or circulated in the country. According to SON, this measure…
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has been commended for recording great achievements in Enugu State through its support to farmers using its Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP). The commendation came from a member of the State House of Assembly, Ho. Ejike Eze, who represents Igbo-Eze North 1 Constituency in the state. Hon. Eze…
Those who plant food crops in dump sites risk spreading cancer. That is a warning by a professor of soil science at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU, Abia State. This warning was given by Professor Mabel Ifeoma Onwuka to farmers against who may believe that planting crops at dumpsites may increase the…
It was a difficult moment for the military and police authorities as they had to defend an allegation of complicity in illegal mining, thus denying the government the needed income and collaborating with the people who are appropriating the wealth of the country. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa and the Inspector…
A National Biofortification Steering Committee to serve as a high-level advocacy group for biofortification in Nigeria has been inaugurated. Staple crop biofortification is a practical, proven and demand-led response to hidden hunger—particularly amongst the hundreds of millions of smallholder farming families who eat mostly what they grow themselves and cannot afford nutritionally diverse diets. This…
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has made a strong case for the planting of trees as a way of driving environmental sustainability and wealth creation. Governor Soludo made the remarks in Onitsha, the commercial hub of the State, during the official launch of the 2024 distribution of economic tree seedlings to the people of…
The newly created Ministry of Livestock Development is still in the news. This time, the news is not about it swelling up the cabinet and therefore increasing the cost of governance nor is it condemnation or commendation. It is that a body of trade and commerce believe that the government had left an aspect that…
Lawmakers in the Cross River State House of Assembly have asked the state government to to immediately evacuate Fulani herders in Ukpada community in Bekwarra Local Government Area of the state. The call came following a recent report of destruction of farmlands by people believed to be Fulani herdsmen. The lawmakers believe that the evacuation…
Herders who have defied the law in Abia State to undertake open grazing despite the law against it in the state may have to have a change of mind. This is because authorities in the state have said the ban on open grazing is still in force. Therefore, the ban in various villages of Ibeku…
