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Kaduna State: Stakeholder Advocates Climate Education In School
Mallam Nurudden Bello, the Director of Womenhood College of Health Science and Technology in Kaduna State, North-West, Nigeria, emphasizes the significance of educating school students on effective ways to combat issues related to climate…
Nasarawa Govt Working to Preserve Hippopotamus Population
The Nasarawa State, North-West, Nigeria, Government says it is working to preserve the population of hippopotamus in the state to prevent the animals from extinction.
Dr Abdullahi Musa, the Director of Veterinary Services in the state’s…
Nigeria Needs Concerted Efforts To Address Food Insecurity -VP Shettima
The Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima, says all tiers of government needs to work together to turn the tide against hunger in Nigeria.
He was speaking at the inauguration of the House Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, in…
Food Security: Experts Advocate Adoption of Genome Editing
Experts and agricultural scientists have advocated the adoption of Genome Editing (GEd) as a tool to combat food insecurity in the country.
The scientists, who said the tool is very safe and fast in crop production, described…
Environmental institution seeks collaborative efforts on global warming, flooding
The Nigeria Institution of Environmental Engineers (NIEE) has called for collaboration between the federal government, state governments and other stakeholders to mitigate the impacts of food, energy and water nexus on global warming and…
US Mission, ICF Donate Dairy Equipment To Fulani Community
ILLMI Children’s Fund (ICF), with funding from the U.S. Mission in Nigeria, has empowered residents of Katampe “Ruga,” a Fulani Community in the FCT with toolkits .
The Executive Director of ICF, Mrs Maryam Augie-Abdulmumin, said this in…
Dry Season Farming: Nasarawa Farmers Appeal For Govt. Support
Some dry season farmers in Nasarawa State have urged government at all levels to provide support to farmers to ensure steady food supply.
The farmers made the call in separate interviews with newsmen in Kokona Local Government Area of…
WFP Receives 25,000 Tons Grains From Ukraine To Support Nigerians
The World Food Programme (WFP) has received a donation of 25,000 Tons of wheat grain from the Ukrainian government to support 1.3 million Vulnerable Nigerians affected by different conflicts in the North East and North West regions of the…
Lagos State Seeks Innovation To Solve Food Crisis
Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya has charged the Agric startups to leverage on technology to provide solutions to the economic challenges and rising cost of food items in the country.
Olusanya who gave this…
Nigeria To Begin Distribution Of 42,000 Tonnes Of Grains Next Week
The Nigerian government has announced that the distribution of 42,000 metric tonnes of grains, recently released from silos for vulnerable Nigerians, will begin next week in Niger State, North-Central Nigeria.
Niger State…