The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, QU Dongyu says a comprehensive transformation of the global agri-food system could significantly contribute to attaining worldwide targets including ending hunger by 2030. He stated this during a virtual keynote lecture at Italy’s Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. “Agri-food systems are the world’s largest economic system, measured in terms of employment, livelihoods, and planetary impact,” Qu said He emphasized that four billion individuals are directly and indirectly in food systems, wherein poverty and hunger are rampant. He further promoted “system thinking”, to be applied in a wide array of…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The North East Governors Forum (NEGF) on Thursday said it would establish a North East Airline and Bank to alleviate suffering and boost economy of the region. The NEGF consists of governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States, respectively. Prof. Babagana Zulum, the Chairman of the forum and governor of Borno, disclosed this at the ground breaking ceremony for the reconstruction and upgrade of Bauchi government House in Bauchi. Zulum said the region had suffered decay of infrastructures as a result of insurgency. He also lamented that the country in the past, suffered poor governance and corruption…
…reports on troops desertion from the Army exaggerated, malicious The Nigerian troops yesterday evening foiled another Boko Haram attack on Marte town, in Borno state. This is just as military sources have described as ‘malicious’ reports that soldiers deserted the military after recent attacks on Dikwa and Marte. The special forces successfully ambushed and attacked the insurgents, who rode on motorcycles and gun trucks. A military intelligence officer said no casualty was recorded on the troops’ side. “Troops of 134 Special Forces Battalion, who were on patrol around Ala, a community five kilometers away from Marte, responded…
…Tasks government on growth of ceramic sector A Professor of Ceramics at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, Mr Tolulope Akinbogun has advised Nigerians on careful use of ceramic-based sanitary wares. He gave the warning while delivering the 122nd inaugural lecture of the university on Tuesday, warning that abuses of using such products could lead to fatal injuries and other unpleasant consequences. “Users on their own part should not abuse the use of sanitary wares. They should not stand on it because sanitary wares are not expected to bear the whole weight of users as part of the weight…
The Coalition of Northern Groups CNG is of the view that the conclusion to suspend strike action embarked by the cattle and foodstuff dealers under the aegis of the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) was forced on the union leaders who were as well fooled. With earlier reports that the leadership of AUFCDN was arrested and detained by the security and intimidation of union leaders out to enforce the blockade by the Military, everyone can see that the strike suspension was far from voluntary. Another pointer is the involvement of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi…
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo are expected to receive their COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday. Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, made this known at the second edition of State House weekly briefing. The briefing focused on the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine and Nigeria’s response to the pandemic, in the last one year. According to the NPHCDA boss, Buhari and Osinbajo will receive the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after some frontline health workers are vaccinated on Friday. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF) and Secretary to the Government…
…Freezes accounts their accounts The Nigeria Army has declared 13 officers and 89 soldiers wanted for deserting the war against Boko Haram during the insurgents attack on New Marte and Dikwa on February 14 and 19, 2021. Although Nigerian troops successfully repelled multiple Boko Haram attacks on Marte as well as foiling the terrorists plan to reclaim the town, the insurgents gained a momentary upper hand after intense hours of fighting, prompting the troops to tactically retreat to Dikwa on February 14. But the troops successfully reclaimed Marte and neutralised several insurgents following orders and morale boosts from the Chief…
A healthcare worker in Australia’s Queensland was hospitalised with a severe adverse reaction after receiving a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, local news reported on Thursday.The person was transported to the ICU with an anaphylactic reaction after getting a Pfizer vaccine shot at Gold Coast University Hospital, the 9News broadcaster said. A hospital spokesperson confirmed to the news agency that the health worker had a history of anaphylaxis but recovered quickly from the reaction. “The response was prompt and effective and the patient received the appropriate treatment and has since recovered. “Anaphylaxis has been identified as a possible side…
South Korea is investigating three more deaths following inoculation with AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, the Korea Agency for Disease Control and Prevention (KDCA) said on Thursday. This is in addition to the two fatalities reported earlier in the week.On Wednesday, the Yonhap news agency reported that two South Korean citizens, who had multiple underlying diseases, died after receiving AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine. The first person, in their 50s, died the day after receiving the vaccine after showing symptoms of heart failure. The second person — a 63-year-old man with cerebrovascular disease — also died on Wednesday morning, four days after receiving the…
North East Governors Forum has appealed to the Federal government to fast-track work on the Mambila Hydroelectric Power Project. Making the appeal in a communique issued late Wednesday, and signed by its chairman, Gov. Babagan Zulum of Borno, after a meeting in Bauchi, the Forum observed that the project existed only on paper, but in reality, had yet to commence. The Forum stressed the need to accord the project the attention it deserved, adding that its anticipated positive impact of turning the fortunes of the sub-region and the nation at large upon completion, could not be over-emphsised The Forum also…