President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in New York reaffirmed the commitment of the federal government to attain national food security. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, in a statement, said the president stated this at the Food Systems Summit, as part of the High Level meetings of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. He said that Nigeria had developed a “food system focused development agenda that prioritizes healthy diets and affordable nutrition, inclusive, efficient, resilient, and sustainable, which will contribute to rebuilding our economy, create jobs and spur growth across sectors, while sustaining our ecosystems.” Buhari disclosed…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai has inaugurated the ultra-modern Kasuwan Magani Market, constructed at the cost of over N2.78 billion. The market has 2,024 shops which include lock up shops, open stalls, meat dressing slabs, abattoir, warehouses and 398 car parking spaces. It also has a police post, clinic, banking hall, fire service area, electricity and clean water supply. The governor said at the inauguration of the market on Thursday that it was part of deliberate investment by government towards peace-building and economic prosperity in a diverse community. The area has suffered long years of conflict, and El-Rufai said that the…
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N696.965 billion as federation allocation for August. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Mr Oshundun Olajide, Deputy Director (Information), Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning. The statement noted that the meeting of the committee was held virtually on Wednesday. The committee in a communique said from the N696.965 billion shared, the federal government received N289.257 billion, the states got N217.183 billion and the local governments (LGs) received N161.541 billion. It said that the total amount shared was inclusive of Value Added Tax (VAT), Exchange Gain, Excess Bank…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it shifted its state congresses from Oct 2 to Oct. 16 to allow members participate in Nigeria’s independence celebrations on Oct 1. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) gave the explanation in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. “The need to honor the country’s 61st independence anniversary, which holds a day before the initial date fixed for the state congresses, informed the new date,” he said. He added that the decision was based on the fact that many governors, ministers, and party faithful would be involved in the…
The Kwara state government has again restated its commitment to the training and re-training of its workers to further reinvigorate the civil service. The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Yisa Gideon, stated this at the opening ceremony of a two-day refresher training workshop organised by the Veterinary Department of the Ministry in Ilorin on Thursday. Gideon said that the present administration under the leadership of Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq was not oblivious of the importance of in-service training for its workforce especially the mainstream Civil Servants. “We are aware that some staff do have the rare privilege to attend…
The Lagos state government and the German Development Agency (GIZ) have entered into a strategic partnership to address the effects of COVID-19 on Micro Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs). The partnership was solidified on Thursday in Lagos, at a workshop on “Validation for the Draft Report on Assessment of the Impact of Policy Options to address the effects of COVID-19 on MSMEs and Jobs in Lagos State”. The partnership was under the auspices of both the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) and the Pro-Poor Growth and Promotion of Employment in Nigeria (SEDIN-GIZ) programme. Mr Charles Anyawu, the Director, Fund Raising/Stakeholders…
ECOWAS will be proactive in pre-electoral processes towards maintaining democracy in the region. Dr Sidie Tunis, Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament made this known on Thursday during a meeting with the ECOWAS representative to the Republic Cape Verde in Praia. The Communications department of the Parliament disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The ECOWAS Parliament Speaker and his Delegation are currently on a Fact-finding mission to the country to assess pre-electoral processes, level of preparedness for the upcoming general elections, and to engage relevant stakeholders. He revealed that most of the political issues unfolding in the region is as a…
The University of Lagos (UNILAG), alongside two other universities in Africa and one in United Kingdom, have been awarded a research grant worth 1.9 million pounds by the United Kingdom Research Institute (UKRI). The grant, which is for a three-year research project (2021-2023) and funded by the UKRI, under the UKRI-GCRF ARUA Research Excellence Programme, is also for Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. Others are Makerere University Uganda and University of Sheffield, UK, as collaborating institutions. The universities are expected to support in building research capacities at some other young participating African universities such as Hawassa in Ethiopia, Gulu in Uganda,…
Mohammed Abdullahi, Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation, says scientists, researchers and innovators should provide provable statistics on the progress made so far by Nigerians in STI. The minister stated this at the opening ceremony of the 19th meeting of the National Council on Science Technology and Innovation, on Thursday, in Abuja. According to the Minister, despite previous gains, Nigeria’s ranking on the global innovation index 2021 still remained low, attributing it to lack of data on the country’s activities in the innovation space. He said data from relevant institutions did not address the challenges, just as inventions…
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, said that the Federal Government will continue to support the development of key, ground-breaking innovations in the country. The Minister made this disclosure when he declared open the 19th National Council on Science, Technology and Innovation in Abuja, on Thursday. He said the support would be made possible through policies and ensuring harmony of research efforts from different research institutions. Onu said effort was underway to review the current Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policy to accommodate and meet the needs of the 21st century. He maintained that this would go a long…