The North-East Commodity Association (NECAS) says it is targetting 20 hectares of cotton production and has mobilised nearly 10, 000 farmers in Gombe State to boost the production of the commodity in the state. Alhaji Yahaya Umar, the Gombe State Head of Agriculture, NECAS who made this known in Gombe on Monday, stressed that the cultivation of cotton in the North-east sub-region needed a boost to meet local and export demands. Umar stated that the focus of the association is to enhance to a large scale, the production of cotton in the sub-region, specifically in Gombe, adding that the target…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Nigeria Meteorological Society (NMetS), says farmers need proper guidance from agriculture extension workers as they commence farming activities following the prevailing weather condition in the country. Accoding to its President, Prof. Clement Akoshile “as the weather carries a lot of heat waves and hot air, there should be agriculture extension services to farmers, to enable them understand the weather predictions. ”Thank God that the agriculture extension workers are around to educate farmers on when to plant and when not to plant. ”With the harsh weather condition this period, their guidance is necessary for farmers not to incur pre- and…
The Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria (IHVN) says it will work with Rivers Government and the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to strengthen the state’s HIV diagnostic capacity. The Chief Executive Officer of the institute, Dr Patrick Dakum disclosed this on Saturday in Abuja. “In Port Harcourt, what we have been asked to do and we are funded to do is, principally to work with the government of Rivers State, with the technical support of CDC. We are going to first of all, identify facilities that do not have HIV diagnostic and treatment capabilities. “Two, we are…
The Climate and Sustainable Development Network (CSDevNet), a civil society group, says the ongoing Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Degraded Forests (REDD+) National Capacity Building will reduce carbon emission. According to a statement by Mr Pius Oko, the Project Officer of CSDevNet on Friday in Abuja, the engagement programme had both experts and the local communities in attendance. The REDD+ programme is the UN collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) in developing countries. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) is a market-based mechanism for achieving the effective reduction of carbon emissions from forests.…
Some health workers in Nasarawa State have commended the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for its efforts in tackling malnutrition among children in the state. They said UNICEF achieved the feat through capacity building for health workers and the provision of the Ready to Feed Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) free of charge to malnourished children. The health workers made the commendation at the ongoing six-day capacity building for 32 participants on Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling package in Nassarawa. They appreciated the giant steps taken by UNICEF towards bettering the health and standard of living of infants and young…
The Commander, National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano state, Dr. Ibrahim Abdul says the rate of drug abuse in the state had reduced from three to one percent, according to a recent report. He disclosed this on Friday when the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse (PACEDA) paid a courtesy visit to the Chairman of Fagge local government, Alhaji Shehi Abdullahi. Abdul said the report indicated that Lagos had now taken over as number one followed by Ogun then Kano. He said the success was recorded in the last few months after his resumption as…
A Health and Wellness Advocate, Chiamaka Oragwu, has cautioned the public against too much consumption of carbonated drinks, saying it actually destroys body system. Instead, Oragwu advised people to incorporate fresh juicing into their meals to get the required nutrients that body needs to stay healthy. Oragwu, the Founder, Green Essence Healthy Lifestyle, a health and wellness company, gave the advice on Saturday in Lagos. She spoke, while reacting to a recent report by a medical journal, The Lancet, stating that globally, one in five deaths was associated with poor diet. The Lancet also stated that globally, one in five…
The the Chief Field Officer (Kaduna) of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Dr Zakari Adam says the Fund is committed to addressing the health challenges of children, especially malnutrition, in Nigeria to improve on their health status. He gave the assurance at Akwanga, during the six-days capacity building for 32 participants on Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling Package. The training was sponsored by UNICEF, in collaboration with the Nasarawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency in which participants were selected from the Agency. He said that the training was aimed at equipping nutritional health personnel with skills…
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu says it has confirmed 16 new cases of Lassa fever from five states in Nigeria. He disclosed this in Abuja on Saturday while given an update about the disease and effort by the centre. According to him, the 16 new cases have now brought the number of confirmed cases to 526 out of the 2,034 suspected cases since Jan. 1 in 21 states, adding that a total of 121 deaths had been recorded since the onset of the outbreak. Ihekweazu said Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, w…
As the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) spreads round the country, TraderMoni berthed in Sokoto Friday in the waiting hands of hundreds of joyous petty traders. Designed by the Federal government to help petty traders access collateral free loans of ten thousand naira to boost their businesses and repayable within six months, beneficiaries of the scheme could also access between N15,000 and N50,000 if they repay the initial N10,000 within the stipulated time. GEEP is targeted to empower two million petty traders before the end of this year, with a minimum of 30,000 loans in each state and the…