There have been pressures on me from pro- and anti-Abdourahamane Tchiani elements to weigh in with my two-pence opinion, whatever that will avail. I deliberately said pro- or anti- because it was all about him. It is either you agree with his assertions or not. Now, in a matter as pressing as this, there is always the fear that you will either be a little to the left or a little to the right. This is because there is a tendency for you to go straight to support it or to go against it with no equivocation; after all, the issue is…
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The Nigeria Climate Adaptation Erosion and Watershed Project (NEWMAP-EIB) has partnered with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in a bid to address the growing challenges of erosion and environmental degradation in Nigeria.
Kano State has approved a comprehensive Climate Change Policy Framework to combat climate change and environmental degradation.
Patients at Turai Yar’adua Maternity and Children Hospital, in Katsina metropolis, have appealed to the state government to provide a functional X-ray machine in the hospital.
The Director-General, Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research (NITR) Joachim Ajakaiye has urged the Federal Government and policy makers to fund the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Nigeria.
The Federal Government says it has empowered 27,302 farmers in Niger to encourage agricultural productivity and enhance food security.
The Project Pink Blue (PPB), a frontline NGO on cancer elimination, has urged government at all levels to give more attention to precision medicine in the campaign against cancer.
My attention has been drawn to some anti-Islam and anti-North campaigns on social media, mainly on Facebook, credited to certain Yoruba bloggers in Nigeria. These campaigns followed a statement issued by the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and signed by its Igbo Deputy National Legal Adviser, Imam Haroun Muhammad Eze Esq., as reported in The DEFENDER from my base in Khabarovsk, Russia. By Orimolagun Obego Before continuing, let me clarify that I am a Yoruba man from Nigeria and a great admirer of Russia, where the ruling class and government do not judge people by religion, race, or…
Liberia is looking to Nigeria for guidance and collaboration, in a bid to combat the devastating effects of climate change.
The recent withdrawal of U.S. foreign aid to Nigeria’s health sector has served as a “wake-up call,” urging the country to re-evaluate its approach to healthcare funding and reduce reliance on foreign assistance, according to Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health, Iziaq Adekunle Salako.