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Biotech Communication: The role of Collaboration Between Journalists and Scientists By Abdallah el-Kurebe Biotechnology is one subject, which understanding by the generality of the people (except scientists), is shrouded by mix reactions. The misunderstanding of biotech creates the need for its proper communication so that people would understand the role it plays in development, generally. However, since. scientists do not have the skills to communicate biotechnology, journalists readily situate themselves for the job. Biotechnology is an evolving field of technology especially in Nigeria, the reason that the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) found it necessary to train journalists and agricultural…
FG safeguards environment with 24 regulations – NESREA By Abdallah el-Kurebe The Federal government of Nigeria has introduced 24 environmental regulations aimed at adopting sustainable environment good practices, which are now in force. Sokoto state Coordinator of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Alhaji Jubril Inuwa disclosed this in Wamakko on Wednesday. Inuwa who spoke at the flag-off of Security Awareness, Early Warning Signs and Environmental Sustainability Sensitization programme organized by the State Office of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), also said that the regulations were aimed at providing legal frameworks for the adoption of sustainable and…
Welcoming Smart Villages Initiative to Africa By Abdallah el-Kurebe “Aid cannot achieve the end of poverty – ‘only homegrown development based on the dynamism of individuals and firms in free markets can do that.” – A former World Bank economist. Electricity is development. It is something without which development is a mirage. Very many African villages lack electricity because all African countries cannot provide this essential commodity for use by rural dwellers. Over the years, such countries especially those without hydro dams, have concentrated electrification in urban areas. Only a very few have used the option of other energy sources…
How Biotech Can Guarantee Improved Yields By Abdallah el-Kurebe The introduction of biotechnology in agriculture is globally met with opponents’ criticisms of genetically-modified (GM) crops. They argue that the crops do not increase more yields than non-GM crops. However, the proponents of such crops see it otherwise. They posit that biotechnology guarantees improved yields. But how? In agriculture, desirable crop characteristics are known as traits and one of the most important traits in crop characteristics, is yield. Improving crop yield could be accomplished through biotechnology in addition to plant breeding. When biotechnology is applied on crops, it guarantees higher yields…
Nigeria, two other countries lead in research funding By Abdallah el-Kurebe A report released on Wednesday by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has that although public research spending across the Sub-Saharan Africa has grown by more than 30 percent in real terms, from $1.2 billion in 2000 to $1.7 billion in 2011, African states should Double agriculture research spending. It said that of this new growth in research funding, Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya had contributed by half. “Sub-Saharan Africa needs to double its investment in agricultural research to meet the challenges of high population growth, climate change…
Acute Malnutrition: 910 children die, 46,687 treated By Abdallah el-Kurebe Acute malnutrition in Sokoto state has claimed lives of a total of 910 children while 46,687 were treated in nine local government areas (LGAs). The Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programme has been in operation in the nine LGAs since 2010. The CMAM report, presented at a campaign launched by the Sokoto state Nutrition Officer, Alhaji Mohammed Hamza Ali reveals that a total of 141,086 were identified, 82,051 admitted and 11,098 defaulted of Acute Malnutrition in Binji, Gudu, Gada, Goronyo, Illela, Tangaza, Wamakko, Sabon-Birni and Sokoto South local government…
OPHI Report List 10 Northern Nigerian States As Poorest By Abdallah el-Kurebe The 2014 Report of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) has revealed that 10 states in the north of Nigeria are the country’s poorest. The report further states that 43.3 percent of Nigerians were living in poverty with Bauchi State having the highest percentage of people living in extreme poverty, followed by Kebbi State. Others that follow in order of Zamfara, Sokoto, Yobe, Jigawa, Katsina, Gombe, Borno and Niger, respectively. The 2014 OPHD “Nigeria Country Briefing”, which measured multidimensional poverty index (MPI) for Nigeria noted that…
Why Journalists Smoke Cigarette By Abdallah el-Kurebe “Whoever does not smoke or drink will die in good health.” – Russian proverb People, regardless of class, smoke cigarette against warnings in the media of its harmful effects. Journalists too, who run the same media that send those warning messages against smoking, smoke. Why do they? As a social behaviour, smoking is influenced by the people around us. My interaction with some Journalists reveals that if everyone else is doing one thing, you start thinking it must be the correct or sociable thing to be doing. Journalists are major stakeholders in enlightenment,…
UDUTH gets PCR donation from USAID By Abdallah el-Kurebe The Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto (UDUTH) has received a donation of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine from the United States Agency For International Development. The donation of the PCR worth N50 million was made through the Management Science for Health Project. It was unveiled in Sokoto on Friday at a ceremony presided over by the Deputy Director, HIV/AIDS and TB of USAID, Dr. Phillip Dayal who said that the gesture was aimed at boosting healthcare delivery of the people of the region and Nigerians in general. “The machine should…