A Gombe-based agronomist, Dr Joseph Kaltungo has advised farmers to shun application of harmful pesticides in preserving grain.
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The Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) has introduced the Livestock Data and Market Information System (LMIS) to provide real-time information for transforming Nigeria’s livestock sector.
Microsoft 2024 Digital Defense Report has revealed an alarming rise in cyber attacks, with incidents targeting customers globally, doubling to 600 million per day.
Before Russia invaded Ukraine, triggering a disruption of the global wheat supply and exacerbating the continent’s wheat deficit crisis, Africa’s wheat industry already was battling climate change, unfavourable trade policies, and inadequate investments in the sub-sector. Africa spends up to $75 billion to import an estimated 100 million tonnes of cereals every year, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB). It relies on international wheat markets to meet its consumption requirements as production volumes remain inadequate, but imports remain a challenge as the Russia-Ukraine conflict has disrupted the global supply chain in the world wheat market. The continent currently imports…
A Urologist, Dr Chidiebere Ogo, has advised men above 40 years against excessive consumption of alcohol to reduce the growing cases of prostate cancer in the country.
Google, along with government representatives and other stakeholders, has called for collaborative efforts to advance Nigeria’s digital economy and support businesses amid economic challenges.
The MTN Foundation Science and Technology Laboratory Project is set to significantly improve science education and foster technological advancement among schoolchildren, an official announced.
The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi, has announced that the institution will graduate 41 first-class students during its 8th convocation ceremony scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 27. The VC made this disclosure during a press conference on Tuesday in Lokoja, ahead of the university’s convocation. He stated that a total of 1,863 students would be awarded first degrees, while 117 would receive diplomas, and 216 postgraduates, comprising PhD, master’s, and Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) students, would also be conferred with their certificates. In addition to the 41 students who will graduate with first-class honours, Akinwumi noted that…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed the tragic loss of five personnel in a fatal road traffic accident on Tuesday near Hawan Kibo, along the Jos-Akwanga Expressway. The personnel were en route to a sporting event in Abuja when their vehicle collided with an oncoming truck.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to raise agricultural lending from 1.4 per cent to 7 per cent of its total lending over the next five years.