By Gom Mirian The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TET Fund) has initiated partnership with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) to establish and launch the Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship For Africa (ARIFA) Innovation platform in Nigeria. ARIFA targets producing a new generation of fit-for-purpose workforce to re-engineer the African agri-food…
By Kazeem Akolawole The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has disclosed Nigeria achieved its highest rating in the fight against terrorism in 2022, since 2011 up till 2023 and still counting. The COAS disclosed this at the opening of the Chief of Army Staff First Quarter Conference 2023…
By Kazeem Akolawole As the World Health Organization (WHO) commemorates 75 years of active service in promoting public health, keeping the world safe and in serving the vulnerable, with a view to attain the highest level of health and wellbeing, the Cross River State Office of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA)…
By Kazeem Akolawole Despite being the agricultural engine room of Nigeria, the Northwestern states of Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina and Jigawa recorded highest in the most nutritionally deprived households with 49.4 percentage according to 2022 Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). Africa Health Report, AHR, writes that agriculture is the main source of…
[ad_1] The Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons of Nigeria (ACTSON) says over 80, 000 people in Nigeria require heart surgery ever year. The president of the association, Dr Uvie Onakpoya, disclosed this in Abuja yesterday during the 5th annual scientific conference and annual general meeting of the association. He noted that cardiovascular disease is…
By Kazeem Akolawole The Minister, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, has pledged to support Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Umuagwo, with farm equipment, accessories, grants to enhance economic growth, food and nutrition Security amongst others. The Minister made the pledge during a courtesy…
By Juliet Jacob UN Volunteers are engaging governments, business leaders and community-based organizations to expand partnerships with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for climate action. They take part in the COVID-19 pandemic recovery by encouraging partners’ support for conservation and circularity – the movement addressing climate change and safeguarding economic growth….
[ad_1] The governing council of the Gombe State University (GSU) has approved the promotions of 10 academic staff to the rank of professors and 13 senior lecturers to the rank of readers. The Registrar and secretary to the council, Dr Abubakar Aliyu Bafeto, in an internal memo, said the approval came at the end of…
By Juliet Jacob A Superintendent with the Nigeria Correctional Service, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Mr Eyimoga Moses, has been arraigned before Justice Abdul Dogo of the Federal High Court, Makurdi for job racketeering. Mr. Moses was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on one count of corruption….
By Juliet Jacob Troops of Operation Forest Sanity yesterday killed five terrorists while others fled with gunshot injuries in Kaduna State. A statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami, said the troops carried out an ambush operation at suspected bandits’ routes along Kanti-Tantatu in Kubusu forest…
