Food experts on Thursday called for multi-sectoral collaboration to strengthen Nigeria’s food system and ensure food safety as a safeguard against preventable diseases. The experts spoke at a webinar organized by the Nutrition Society of Nigeria (NSN), Lagos State Chapter, to commemorate the 2025 World Food Day (WFD). World Food Day is observed every October 16 as a global effort to promote solidarity in the fight against poverty, malnutrition, and hunger. This year’s theme was “Hand in Hand for Better Food and a Better Future.” Prof. Oluwatosin Adu, a Nutritional Biochemist at Lagos State University (LASU), emphasized the importance of…
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The State Organizing Secretary of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Rivers chapter, Mrs. Chua Abbey, has called on the Federal Government to collaborate with local farmers in the state to enhance food sufficiency. Abbey made the appeal in an interview with journalists on Thursday in Port Harcourt. She attributed the persistent food shortage in the state to poor road infrastructure, herdsmen invasion, and lack of government incentives. She urged the government to tackle these challenges to boost agricultural productivity. According to her, most farm settlements across the state lack access roads, making it difficult for farmers to transport…
Codefest Africa has announced that it has attempted a Guinness World Record (GWR) for hosting the longest and largest virtual hackathon in West Africa. The Founder of Codefest Africa, Mr. Moss Uromtah, disclosed this in an interview reporters on Thursday. He said the attempt, which featured over 100 developers and 20 industry mentors, had placed Nigeria on the global technology map. Codefest Africa, a digital innovation ecosystem, focuses on developing Africa’s tech talent through training, hackathons, and bootcamps. According to Uromtah, the seven-day online event, tagged “Codefest Live Hackathon 2025,” was more than just a competition — it was a…
The Chairman of Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area, Mr. Lanre Sanusi, says the ongoing rehabilitation of 23 Road in FESTAC Town, Lagos, will be completed within four weeks. Sanusi gave the assurance during the groundbreaking ceremony for the road project on Thursday in Lagos. He described the road as vital to commercial activities in the area, adding that its completion would ease movement and boost economic activities. “This road is very important; it’s a major commercial route, and most of the transport vehicles pass through this access,” he said. The chairman explained that the project was a continuation of works…
An agricultural expert, Prof. Tunji Iyiola-Tunji, has called for the full implementation of government policies and programmes aimed at achieving food security across Nigeria. Iyiola-Tunji, a professor of agriculture and development consultant at the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, made the call in an interview with journalists on Thursday in Lagos. He spoke in commemoration of the 2025 World Food Day (WFD), marked annually on October 16, with the theme: “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future.” The day serves as a global platform to highlight collective efforts and progress in…
The Zamfara State Chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women in Agriculture (NAWIA) has empowered 114 women and six women groups with farm implements to boost agricultural production in the state. The State Chairperson of NAWIA, Mrs. Shema’u Nalado, distributed the items to beneficiaries during an event held in Gusau on Thursday to commemorate the 2025 World Food Day (WFD). World Food Day, observed annually on October 16, is a global call to strengthen solidarity in the fight against hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. Nalado said that 70 women farmers received rice and soybean seedlings, organic fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides. She…
The Federal Government has announced plans to promote all-year-round farming as part of efforts to boost food production across the country. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Abdullahi, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during a ministerial press briefing to mark the 2025 World Food Day, themed “Hand in Hand for Better Food and a Better Future.” Abdullahi said the 2025 Wet Season Agricultural Performance Survey indicated steady growth in Nigeria’s agricultural output, particularly in rice, maize, sorghum, millet, cowpea, yam, and cassava production. He noted that all the crops recorded higher yields compared to…
The Adamawa State Agency for the Control of AIDS (ADSACA) has reported 8,850 new HIV infections between 2022 and 2025. Mr. Abdullahi Adamu, Director of Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation at the agency, disclosed this on Thursday in Yola during a media interactive session on the state’s HIV/AIDS response. He said the meeting was aimed at strengthening collaboration with the media to boost public awareness and promote behavioural change in HIV prevention. According to him, surveillance data showed a steady rise in new infections across the state over the past three years. “In 2022, we recorded over 2,700 new infections; in…
A journalist rushes to publish, he doesn’t have the luxury of conducting either PEST or SWOT analysis of what he’s publishing. His essence is being the first to publish, all he checks for are facts, accuracy and impact of what he makes public. It is the Public Relations expert that has the luxury of not only checking what the journalist has to check but also going far further ahead and checking the long term repercussions of any information on the image of his principal. A Public Relations expert must conduct PEST, SWOT analysis and even further analysis on any piece…
Some medical experts have warned that improper disposal of medical waste poses serious health and environmental risks and called on hospitals to adopt safer disposal practices. They made the call on Thursday in Ibadan while speaking with reporters on the dangers of poor medical waste management. The Chairman, Oyo State Hospitals Management Board (OYSHMB), Dr. Akin Fagbemi, said hospital waste should ideally be sorted at the point of generation into hazardous and non-hazardous categories. According to him, hazardous waste includes infectious materials contaminated by blood and body fluids, as well as pathological waste such as body parts, foetuses, and placentas.…