Farmers across many parts of Kaduna State are increasingly shifting from staple food crop cultivation to vegetable farming, driven by the high cost of fertilizer and other agricultural inputs.
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a flash flood risk alert for July 2025, warning that intensified rainfall could lead to flash flooding in several parts of the country. By Anna Moses The alert, shared alongside an infographic on NiMet’s official social media platforms, reinforces earlier projections from its Seasonal Climate Prediction, which called for heightened national preparedness in the face of expected weather-related disruptions during the rainy season. According to NiMet, Sokoto State is among the areas at highest risk. Other states likely to experience flash flooding this month include Kaduna, Zamfara, Yobe, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Jigawa, Adamawa, Taraba,…
A renowned food scientist and Chairman of Shine Bridge Global Incorporated, Dr. Tony Bello has called for the establishment of a youth- and women-driven agribusiness structure to fully harness Nigeria’s renewed commitment to cassava export.
Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it expected its second-quarter operating profits to fall by more than half, blaming US export controls on advanced AI chips to China.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Yobe State Government, has concluded a validation workshop on its Open Defecation Free (ODF) roadmap — a major step toward ending open defecation in the state by 2030.
A suspected outbreak of diphtheria has claimed the lives of at least three children and left six others infected in Zaria, Kaduna State.
The question I asked in the last line of this piece last week was, “What are the causes of floods, and how have we failed to prevent their occurrence in recent years?” The leading causes of floods in Nigeria are well known. These include inadequate drainage systems, silted dams and waterways, invasion by aquatic weeds, typha grass overgrowing in river channels and beds, as well as illegal diversions and encroachments on waterways for construction and farming, heavy rainfall over long periods, among other issues. Despite early flood warnings and awareness of the causes, the number of flood events, their severity,…
Renowned Human Capital Development expert and Health Management Consultant, Dr Ben Nkechika, has attributed Africa’s ongoing health crisis to the persistent neglect of primary healthcare (PHC) systems.
The Kwara State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has rejected the recent review of allowances for medical and dental officers in the federal public service by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), describing it as unjust and counterproductive.
The European Union (EU), through its European Space Agency (ESA), in partnership with Nigeria’s National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), will inaugurate a satellite-based agricultural initiative titled “Innovative Agriculture” by January 2026.