A Scientist at the African Union Development (AUDA-NEPAD), Prof. Olalekan Akinbo, has urged the Nigerian government and start-up companies to take advantage of molecular farming to develop vaccines.
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The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has firmly dismissed allegations that the NNPC is undermining local refineries in favour of imported fuel.
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has reached an agreement with Dangote Refinery to directly lift premium motor spirit (petrol), diesel and other products.
Climate change activist, and former federal lawmaker, Sam Onuigbo says Nigeria is making progress in meeting its energy transition efforts.
A Gombe-based Agronomist, Dr Joseph Kaltungo said poor and inadequate storage warehouses and facilities in rural communities were threatening the food security efforts of the government at all levels.
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged the Nigerian government to investigate the recurring collapse of the national power grid.
I recently watched a TikTok video in which a Kano resident expressed satisfaction with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, noting that there are no more petrol queues, with station attendants now calling on customers to buy. I couldn’t help but think this person might be either a praise singer or one of the few who have the means to enjoy life under Tinubu, alongside members of the Federal Executive, heads of government agencies, and ‘elected’ legislators. But one wonders how many Nigerians have the funds to take advantage of these “queue-less” filling stations. My thoughts were reinforced when I came…
ASHENEWS reports that a journalist in Niger state, Chenemi Bamaiyi has supported some out-of-school children in Minna with tuition fees and educational materials to enable them to return to school.
The First Lady, who is also a Pastor, Senator Remi Tinubu, and the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, have recently called for a national prayer for Nigeria to succeed in its economic reforms and steer the country out of the troubled times it is facing today. This is a very excellent idea. The prayer is not just for the selected and government-sympathetic clerics to offer but for everyone worried by the national pe of leadership that Nigeria is unfortunately saddled with. Some Nigerians, living in the country, and those living abroad, thought it was the height of inconsideration by…
Nigeria’s currency, the Naira, presently exchanges officially for 1,672.38 to just 1 US Dollar, and N2,252 to 1$ US average in the black market. This represents an increase of 259.59% by the present Tinubu-led administration from the official rate of N564.51 to $1US, and the black-market rate of N800 to $1 US it inherited from the government of Muhammadu Buhari on the 29th of May, 2024, barely one and a half years ago. Even the currencies of war-ravaged and war-torn countries like Somalia, Libya, Iraq and others, exchange with the US dollar favourably for their citizens. But before the General…