In a bid to improve media coverage of health issues, health writers’ associations in Lagos State have formed a coalition to promote more coordinated activities and achieve better health outcomes. The coalition focuses on areas including maternal and child health, primary healthcare, immunization, nutrition, and health financing. The four associations that agreed to work together and signed the agreement in Lagos are: Health Writers Association of Nigeria (HEWAN), led by its President, Vivian Ihechu; Network of Reproductive Health Journalists of Nigeria (NRHJN), led by its President, Yinka Shokunbi; Knowledge Management & Communication Sub-committee (KMCS) of the Lagos State Accountability Mechanism…
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The Federal Government says it will validate a technical committee report geared toward transiting Nigeria from observer status to full membership of the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) in April. Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, stated this when the council’s mission visited him on Saturday in Abuja. He said the ministry had constituted a technical committee to consider how the country could seamlessly transition from observer to full member of CPOPC, given its strategic importance in palm oil production. “We are conscious of the fact that the palm oil value chain is very strategic…
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) says it has engaged its members in food crop production to promote food sufficiency and supply across the country. Speaking on behalf of the Regional Farm Project Committee on Saturday in Akure, Pastor S.O. Ojo (JP) explained that the initiative aims to alleviate poverty and unemployment, which remain major concerns for RCCG globally. The engagement, tagged “RCCG Ondo Region 39 On Farm Project,” includes a massive cassava plantation launched in early 2025 in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Ojo told reporters that harvesting alone has created job opportunities for many…
Governor Ahmed Aliyu has called on the newly elected APC local government executives to work diligently to ensure the party’s success in the 2027 elections in Sokoto State. The governor gave the charge in Bodinga Local Government Area while rounding off his monitoring of the party congresses in Sokoto South, Wamakko, and Bodinga LGAs. He assured the newly elected officials of the state government’s full support to enable them to succeed in their assignments. “I am satisfied with the arrangements made in all the areas I visited, as well as the maturity exhibited by the delegates,” the governor said. “I…
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) has recorded remarkable gains in rice and cassava production in Niger. Ashenews reports in Katcha on Saturday that this followed the rollout of the its Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP) grant. A field tour by VCDP officials to intervention sites in Katcha and Bids Local Government Areas showcased expanded farm sizes, bumper harvests and thriving waste-to-wealth enterprises among beneficiaries of the climate-resilient initiative. The tour, which included visits to the Bangi Farmers Cooperative and Emiworo community in Katcha and Dabarako Cassava Processing Centre in Bida aimed to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Christopher Maikalangu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the elected chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). The Collation Officer for AMAC, Prof. Andrew Abue, said that Maikalangu, who is the incumbent AMAC chairman, was returned elected having scored the highest number of votes cast, 40,295 out of the total number of Valid Votes of 62,861 in the election. Ashenews gathered through NAN reports that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) came second with 12,109 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 3,398 votes. According to Abue, the rejected votes…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede on Friday, February 20, 2026, charged the newly admitted students of Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja, (formerly University of Abuja) to embrace integrity and position themselves as builders of a corruption-free Nigeria. Speaking on integrity and nation-building, the EFCC boss who was represented by the Head of Enlightenment and Reorientation Unit of the Commission, Assistant Commander of the EFCC II, Aisha Mohammed urged the students to shun corruption in all of its forms, noting that corruption undermines national development and erodes public trust. “Corruption is the use of…
NNPC Limited’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Bashir Bayo Ojulari, on Saturday, led a management delegation from the company to the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Complex in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, to achieve energy security and prosperity. The meeting was for high-level discussions that culminated in a renewed commitment to strategic collaboration between the two companies. The visit, which included a facility tour, focused on strengthening operational and commercial relationship between NNPC Limited and the Dangote Refinery, with both organisations reaffirming their shared vision for Nigeria’s energy future. NNPCL Chief Corporate Communications Officer Mr. Andy Odeh made this known in a press statement yesterday.…
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals, David Bird, has said the refinery is delivering measurable public health and environmental benefits through the production of Euro 5 standard fuels, positioning Nigeria among countries with the highest fuel quality specifications globally. Speaking during an interaction with selected journalists, Bird explained that modern fuel standards are rooted in public health requirements, particularly the need to reduce harmful emissions linked to high sulphur and metal content. According to him, the refinery is producing Euro 5 specification petrol with a sulphur content of 50 parts per million, a…
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has launched the 2026 Ramadan feeding programme, aimed at supporting the less-privileged and easing the burden of fasting during the Holy month. The programme, which commenced on Feb. 19, 2026, would distribute food at 115 feeding centres across the eight metropolitan LGAs. This is contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sanusi Dawakin-Tofa, in Kano on Saturday. Yusuf urged the committee members to carry out their duties with utmost piety, dedication and transparency. The members of the committee, chaired by the Commissioner for Religious Affairs, include representatives from various Ministries and other government agencies.…