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10 Mar
In the face of increasing cost of beef, goat meat and chicken, the demand for pork meat has increased tremendously in the last few months, as more Nigerians shift focus to this meat as alternative to beef.
10 Mar
Experts in the agricultural sector have called for urgent adoption of organic farming practice by Nigerians, to avoid the negative effects of consuming Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) foods.
4 Mar
As the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) came to a close in Nairobi, Kenya at the weekend, the world’s policymakers have set the global environmental agenda to address climate change crisis.
4 Mar
Amid the food crisis facing Nigeria, the Federal Government has been urged to create a presidential task force, comprising governors and security agencies to implement zero taxation on all food supplies across the country.
4 Mar
Stakeholders in the cocoa industry have appealed to government at all levels to enhance the capabilities of farmers, in order to save the cash crop from extinction.
4 Mar
The Federal Government has been urged to lift ban on importation of sugar to save Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMSEs), cottage industries and bakers closing down on daily basis.
4 Mar
.NIAS unveils technology to check day-old chicks’ adulteration The country’s feed production has fallen from about 4.5 million metric tonnes to 3.8 metric tonnes. In the last two years, the country lost about .7m metric tonnes owing to high cost of major ingredients for feed such as maize. The Head, Inspectorate and Compliance Department, feed production(NIAS), Mr. Olufemi Atunbi,…
3 Mar
Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have expressed different views over the Federal Government’s plan to reintroduce the Commodity Board, to regulate soaring prices of food in the country.
3 Mar
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has unveiled his administration’s food security plan, just as he advocated national unity to resolve the current national economic crisis in the country.
3 Mar
Professor Victor Olawale Adetimirin of Plant Breeding and Crop Production, University of Ibadan, Oyo State has recommended the setting up of a Plant Breeding Rescue Agenda 2050 for Nigeria.
25 Feb
The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu has suggested that the country needs to become a productive economy, to deal with the rising forex, by exporting finished products, not just an importer of goods and services.
25 Feb
Stakeholders in the nutrition-focused enterprises have expressed the need for concerted efforts and strategic partnerships to accelerate meaningful progress in making affordable healthier diet ..
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Tech4her Africa on Thursday launched its DataDiva Project, an ambitious initiative aimed at equipping 5,000 female university students across Lagos and three other Southwest states in Nigeria with essential data science skills by 2026. The DataDiva project is an independent program organised to support the annual Women in Data Science (WiDS) Datathon held at Stanford…
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO, on Thursday, trained women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the FCT, Abuja, on prevention of transmission of the virus to infants. The organisation’s Country Director, Dr Echey Ijezie, said during a one-day workshop for participants across the six area councils of the FCT, that the initiative is…
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Liverpool were knocked out of the Europa League by Atalanta with the Italian side reaching the semi-finals 3-1 on aggregate on Thursday.
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The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), on Thursday, declared its readiness for reconciliation with former members who have expressed a desire to rejoin the party. NNPP also debunked the claims made by some expelled individuals who announced the suspension of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State for attending the NNPP national convention. The Acting…
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In response to disruptions sparked by recent haulage rate announcements for Eastern Ports, the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) has agreed to schedule a stakeholder meeting to renegotiate the rates. This, according to NSC will serve as a platform where robust consultation and decisive action would be taken to ease the stress of port users. Emerging…
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Nigeria's Tunde Onakoya has completed one full day in his attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest Chess marathon in Times Square, United States. Onakoya is attempting to break the longest chess marathon which currently stands at 56 hours,nine minute and 37 seconds. The record was achieved by Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur…
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The Oyo State Government says it demolished the building belonging to the Yoruba Nation agitators in its capital, Ibadan, over alleged illegal and nefarious activities in the house.
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Cryptocurrency exchange company, Binance said it is working very closely with the Nigerian government over its detained executive. The CEO of Binance, Richard Teng, disclosed this on Thursday with the company's head of financial crime compliance still in detention in Nigeria. The Nigerian government's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Binance for laundering…
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Landmark Group said the Lagos State government is yet to consult it on the Lagos-Calabar coastal road construction and beach sand filling. Landmark made this disclosure in a statement on Thursday and said the issue of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road passing through Landmark Beach remains a topic of wide-reaching discourse. The Group said it wants…