By Abdallah el-Kurebe The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has appointed former Nigeria President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan as Africa’s Ambassador for Agricultural Technology. The AATF Executive Director, Dr Canisius Kanangire made the announcement after meeting with the former president in Yenagoa, Bayelsa South-South Nigeria during the week. According to him, the appointment was informed by Jonathan’s track record of championing agricultural transformation on the continent. Jonathan is a Nigerian politician who served as the President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015 and had since been in the forefront of agricultural improvement on the continent Accepting the appointment, the former president…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Hassana Abubakar Koko has emerged as the chairperson of Kebbi state chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ). Koko, of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Chapel defeated Liatu Agustine Bamaiyi with 22 votes to 10 to emerge new chairperson in an election that took place on Wednesday. Other officials elected were Andrew-Machika of Kebbi Radio Broadcasting Cooperation, vice chairperson; Blessing Michael of Kebbi Television Chapel, Secretary; Sharifiya Abubakar of the State Information Chapel, Assistant Secretary; Maimuna Usman of the Information Chapel, Financial Secretary; Maryam Abdullahi Zuru of the Information Chapel, Treasurer and Mary Magana of Kebbi TV Chapel,…
By Bashir Adefaka “We commend our daughter for the prodigious energy, sharp intellect and unstinted loyalty which she displayed in her present position as Special Adviser to the President on Social Media” What appears to be a reversal of proverbial narrative that a prophet is not loved in his own country begins to occur, as Lauretta Onochie, an indisputably energetic Aide of seven years to President Muhammadu Buhari, continues to attract shows of love, solidarity and accolades not only from across Nigeria but, more profoundly, her own immediate country home of Aniocha-Oshimili community. This is contained in a statement by…
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has disconnected electricity supply to Niger government, its ministries and parastatal agencies over unpaid N1.3 billion electricity bills. Legal Officer at the AEDC, Mr Aminu Ubandoma said in Minna on Thursday that the company had no choice but to disconnect supply as the debt had been long overdue. “We have no other option than to disconnect supply to the Government House, ministries, departments and agencies over the accumulated unpaid electricity bills totaling N1.3 billion as at September. “The government released N200 million of the outstanding debt in September and promised to pay N100 million monthly…
UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said doubling investments in nature protection could provide a long-term cure to a host of crises facing the planet including climate change, biodiversity loss and desertification. The second edition of the State of Finance for Nature Report launched in Nairobi on Thursday said investments in habitats’ conservation must increase from the current $154 billion to $384 billion annually by 2025. UNEP said this was in order to secure a green, resilient and prosperous future for humanity. Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director, said that scientific consensus was categorical that countries must scale up financing to preserve the…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) says it has two billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in stock. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Adeyemi Adetunji, Executive Vice President, Downstream, NNPC Limited. Adetunji said the stock of over two billion litres is equivalent to over 30 days sufficiency. The NNPC, he said, has programmed vessels and trucks to unconstrained depots while massive load-outs from depots to states are closely monitored to ease fuel queues. “The recent queues in Lagos are largely due to ongoing road infrastructure projects around Apapa and access road challenges in…
Nigeria free trade zones attracted over $46.6 billion investments into the nation’s economy. The Managing Director of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Prof. Adesoji Adesugba and his counterpart from the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA), Sen. Tijjani Kaura said this at the 30th anniversary of free trade zones scheme in Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja. Adesugba said trade zones being regulated by NEPZA attracted over 30 billion dollars investments since inception of the scheme in 1992, while Kaura put the investments attracted by OGFZA since 1996 at $16.6 billion. He said that the global business model was meeting…
Nigeria recorded a slight decrease in malaria prevalence, from 23 per cent in 2018 to 22 per cent in 2021, Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has said. Enahire made this known at the Official Launch and Dissemination of the National Malaria indicator Survey (NMiS) Report and The National Advocacy Communication and Social Mobilization (ACSM) Strategy and Implementation Guide in Abuja. The National Malaria Elimination Programmes (NMEP), organised the dissemination of the ACSM strategy and implementation guide (2021-2025), in collaboration with the National Population Commission (NPC). Ehanire said, while this may not appear significant at the national level, at the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in collaboration with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has trained Northwest Journalists on conflict-sensitive reporting ahead of 2023 general election. Speaking at the workshop on Wednesday in Kano, the National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education INEC, Festus Okoye said the media is a critical stakeholder in political processes. Okoye, represented by Mr Samuel Bassey, Deputy Director, Gender and Inclusive INEC, said the one -day capacity building on “Conflict- Sensitive reporting and 2023 General Election for Northwest Journalists” was enhance participants’ skills and professionalism. According to him, the role of media in…
“It Identifies and tags humans through face and facial expressions, paying attention to a specific item when required. It Identifies objects, knows their characteristics and also calculates positions and distances of objects it sees” The Uniccon Group of Companies says it is set to unveil Africa’s first humanoid robot named ‘Omeife’, in Nigeria. The group’s CEO, Mr Chuks Ekwueme, who made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the event is scheduled to hold on Friday. Ekwueme said that the six-foot-tall female African humanoid provides language as a service for businesses that need to integrate native African…