The Federal Government has distributed agricultural inputs and equipment to smallholder farmers in Bauchi State as part of renewed efforts to boost food production. Speaking at the inauguration of the distribution on Friday in Bauchi, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, said the intervention aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. “It is also to ensure food security in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda,” he said. Kyari, who was represented by Mr. Kizito Gukas, Director General, Services of the Ministry, reiterated that food security remains a national priority, noting that the Tinubu…
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The Convener of the Women Entrepreneurship Workshop (WEW), Mrs. Ngozi Enite-Okoro, has said that the initiative is a transformational platform designed to help women build not just enterprises, but sustainable legacy businesses. Enite-Okoro stated this in an interview with reporters on Friday in Abuja. According to her, while many expect workshops for women to focus on inspiration and motivation, WEW goes beyond that by equipping women with practical tools to transform their businesses from passion projects into fully compliant, scalable, and investment-ready enterprises. “Since inception, WEW has achieved verifiable results. More than 25 Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) business registrations have…
The 23 Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen in Sokoto State have pledged their commitment to reducing the number of out-of-school children in the state. They made the pledge in support of the Sokoto State Technical Committee on Out-of-School Children, backed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which is mandated to tackle the growing crisis of out-of-school children and the Almajiri syndrome. The chairmen made the commitment on Friday in Sokoto at the end of a high-level dialogue that engaged education stakeholders on practical solutions to address the challenge. According to them, the support is aimed at boosting public involvement,…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday sealed two Chinese-owned supermarkets in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, for selling unapproved products. The supermarkets, located at No. 40 Mike Akhigbe Way, Jabi, and No. 61 Ebitu Ukiwe Street, Jabi, were found to be selling items that had not been cleared for sale in Nigeria. The agency also placed eight other shops at Wuse Market under surveillance for allegedly selling aphrodisiac sex-enhancement pills, body enlargement creams, breast and buttock enhancement drugs, and other toxic substances produced with harmful chemicals. Mr. Embugushiki-Musa Godiya, Head of NAFDAC’s…
The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated the distribution of free agricultural inputs worth millions of naira to farmers in Zamfara State as part of President Bola Tinubu’s agenda to boost food production nationwide. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, while presenting the items to farmers in Gusau, said the initiative was aimed at increasing food production and mitigating the current food crisis. Kyari, who was represented by the Director of Mechanization in the ministry, Mr. Sule Majeed, said the gesture was also designed to support small-scale farmers in Zamfara with vital inputs and agricultural equipment. “This…
This week, our country Nigeria reached the veritable old age of 65, but the consensus in the land is that we are yet to mature. Essentially, we have wasted our youth and adult life so there is no surprise that at sixty-five, we find very little to celebrate. In his independence-day address to the Nation. President Bola Tinubu acknowledged that we do not have enough electricity to power our industries and homes today, or the resources to repair our deteriorating roads, build seaports, railroads, and international airports comparable to the best in the world, because we failed to make the…
Tragedy struck Gabari village in Garki Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Wednesday as the lifeless body of a 15-year-old boy, Sunusi Abubakar, was recovered from a local pond. The incident has once again raised urgent concerns about child safety around open water bodies in rural communities. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa State, ASC Badaruddeen Tijjani, said the body was discovered around 9:00 a.m. in a pond known locally as Mahayin Gidan Toro, located approximately 1.5 kilometers north of the village. “His shoes and trousers were first found…
The National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) and La Shipson Pharmaceutical Ltd have concluded plans to commence local production of HIV drugs by the first quarter of 2026. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday in Abuja by Mrs. Toyin Omozuwa, Press Secretary to Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, Director-General of NBRDA. According to her, the move followed the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two parties. She said a delegation from La Shipson Pharmaceutical Ltd, led by its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Moses Shipi, visited NBRDA during the week for further engagements aimed at finalising…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says 166 people have died from Lassa fever between January and September 2025, with the case fatality rate now higher than in 2024. According to the agency’s Epidemiological Week 37 report, covering September 8–14, 895 confirmed cases were recorded across 21 states and 106 local government areas. This represents a case fatality rate (CFR) of 18.5 per cent, compared to 16.9 per cent within the same period in 2024. The NCDC noted that while overall cases are fewer than last year, more patients are dying due to late presentation and poor…
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has scaled up its emergency response in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, after a sharp rise in child malnutrition and measles cases overwhelmed its facilities. Between late August and early September, MSF’s Inpatient Therapeutic Feeding Centre at Nilefa Kiji Hospital nearly doubled its bed space, yet by the third week of September was still admitting over 85 children daily. At the Shuwari extension, 3,265 children were treated for malnutrition, with 1,521 referred for ongoing care. More than 625 malnourished children were also treated for measles. “Our isolation units for measles patients quickly reached capacity and remain…