The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Friday announced designated pick-up points for its Go-Cashless cards ahead of the March 1 deadline. FAAN disclosed this in a statement signed by its Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Henry Agbebire, in Lagos. Agbebire said members of the public could obtain the Go-Cashless cards at all FAAN commercial offices and access gates nationwide with immediate effect. He added that the cards would also be available at designated branches of Fidelity Bank Plc from March 16. According to him, the policy aligns with a Federal Government directive mandating all Ministries, Departments…
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Farmers in Lofa County, a northernmost, mountainous county in Liberia are urging the Government of Liberia to significantly increase investment in agriculture, calling for the national budget allocation to the sector to be raised to US$100mn. The appeal comes from the United Farmers Association of Zorzor and Salayea Districts, who argue that stronger financial commitment is essential to close infrastructure gaps and equip farmers with the tools they need to improve productivity. J Alexander Nuetah, Minister of Agriculture, the association acknowledged ongoing support from government and development partners but stressed that current funding levels are not enough to transform the sector.…
Beiersdorf, Nigeria, makers of NIVEA products, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to strengthen efforts against the importation and circulation of counterfeit Nivea and other products in the country. The agreement was signed by both institutions in Abuja, during a capacity building training for NCS officers on how to identify genuine NIVEA products and detect the counterfeits. The initiative forms part of Beiersdorf’s broader brand protection strategy aimed at safeguarding consumers, supporting legitimate trade and enforcing Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Deputy Controller-General of NCS, Timi Bomodi, who represented the Controller General of Customs…
Google has expanded access to its latest AI image generation tools in Nigeria, enabling users to create high-quality images directly within Google Search and Google Lens by simply describing what they want to see. The feature, powered by Google’s newest image model Nano Banana 2, allows Nigerians to generate professional visuals in seconds using the Google App or a mobile browser. The company, in a statement released on Friday said the rollout is part of efforts to democratise access to advanced AI tools for students, entrepreneurs, artists and everyday creators. According to Google, the model is designed to be fast…
As the Nigerian Education Loan Fund portal closes today (Friday), the scheme has recorded 1,696,316 applications from students nationwide since its launch on May 24, 2024. According to the Fund’s latest Daily Status Report on its official X account, 983,706 students have benefited so far. Applications continued to rise up to the final day, with a 0.8 per cent increase over the previous day, translating to 12,776 additional submissions. On disbursement, NELFUND confirmed that N107,086,869,491 has been paid directly to 265 beneficiary institutions as institutional fees, while N76,798,940,000 has been disbursed to students as upkeep allowances. In total, N183,885,809,491 has…
The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), on Friday, matriculated 323 students from three schools of the university for the 2025/2026 academic session. Ahsenews gathered through NAN reports that the schools include the School of Health Information Management, the College of Nursing Sciences and the Federal School of Biomedical Engineering. Speaking at the ceremony, the Chief Medical Director, LUTH, Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, highlighted the do’s and don’ts of the school and expectations from the students and their parents. Adeyemo said the Federal Government had increased the admission quota into the schools. “The school of nursing sciences that usually take about 80 to 90…
With Kenyan food prices climbing and shortages mounting following an agricultural season marred by crop losses to weather, Farmer service FarmBizAfrica has yesterday launched the most complete AI-driven tool to help farmers double their incomes and slash weather risk in the current planting season. The patchy short rains were so varied by region, last year, that farmers planting maize at the Coast never got to harvest, while, upcountry, farmers were losing tomatoes, beans and avocados to water logging. “With nearly all our crops remaining rain fed, just planting the same crops whatever the weather is wrecking farmers’ incomes and driving…
The Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA) has reviewed its enrolment performance and unveiled a comprehensive 2026 expansion strategy aimed at accelerating progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) The Director-General of KADCHMA, Abubakar Hassan said the 2026 expansion strategy would renewed focus on the informal sector. The director-general disclosed this at the 2-day Quarterly Review Meeting on update of Informal Sector Enrolment Campaign held in Zaria on Friday. Hassan said the meeting was convened to assess the authority’s 2025 performance, interrogate enrolment data trends and develop a realistic roadmap for expanding health insurance coverage in the state. According to…
A former member of the House of Representatives and governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kaduna State, Shehu ABG, has sponsored 3,000 indigent students to sit the 2026 examination of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. The intervention, which cuts across the 23 local government areas of the state, covers the full cost of registration for each beneficiary. The initiative is being implemented through the Shehu ABG Foundation and is targeted at candidates from low-income families who might otherwise be unable to afford the examination fees. Speaking during an inspection of designated registration centres in Kaduna on Friday,…
The Government of Tanzania, through the Tanzania Cotton Board, has purchased and deployed 16 modern self-propelled boom sprayers across key cotton-producing districts as part of its 2024/2025 financial year agricultural strategy. The high-tech sprayers have been distributed to five of the eight strategic cotton-producing districts — Meatu, Maswa, Kishapu, Igunga, and Bariadi — where they are expected to significantly improve pest management, cut production costs, and save time for farmers with large farms. Speaking about the project, Ndinda Anthony, the Board’s Agricultural Officer in Bariadi District, said the machines are targeted at farmers operating on larger acreages who adopt recommended cotton farming…