The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) on Thursday visited the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, to monitor and ensure full compliance with the ongoing nationwide strike. Members of the unions, carrying placards and led by their leadership, went to various offices, urging staff on duty to join the strike. The JOHESU team included members of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) and the National Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), who insisted the industrial action would continue until their demands were met. The Federal Ministry of Health had issued a ‘no work, no pay’ directive to all…
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The Federal Government says it is intensifying efforts to commercialize research outputs and strengthen local innovation as part of measures to diversify the economy and reduce reliance on foreign technologies. The disclosure was made by the Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology, Mr Kingsley Udeh, on Thursday at a Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) Joint Academy Town Hall meeting, held at the close of the maiden three-day National Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Communication in Abuja. Udeh, represented by Dr Ibiam Oguejiofo, National Coordinator of the Strategy Implementation Task Office for Presidential Executive Order No. 5, said Nigeria…
The Teach Girls Tech Foundation (TGTF) has trained over 40 secondary and primary school teachers through its i-MathElevate project to improve mathematics performance in Rivers State. The disclosure was made by TGTF Founder, Engr Ejiroghene John, during a workshop organized by the foundation in partnership with Elsevier MSSF and with the approval of the Rivers Ministry of Education in Port Harcourt on Thursday. John said the i-MathElevate teachers’ training programme is a two-month virtual learning initiative aimed at addressing declining mathematics performance among students and teachers in Nigeria. “We are introducing technical games like coding, AR and VR, Rubik’s Cube,…
The MTN Foundation has trained over 2,000 young Nigerians in digital and business skills under its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Skills and Training Programme. Speaking on the initiative, the Executive Director of the MTN Foundation, Mrs Odunayo Sanya, said the programme was designed to equip young entrepreneurs with skills relevant to their business needs. “Small businesses are the backbone of the economy, and supporting young entrepreneurs with simple digital tools can improve productivity and long-term growth,” she said. Sanya explained that the seventh cohort of the programme focuses on helping Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) adopt digital tools to…
The Federal Government has urged financial institutions to develop tailored products that help farmers adopt low-emission, climate-smart practices to ensure cleaner air, healthier communities, resilient food systems, and a more climate-secure Nigeria. Dr Marcus Ogunbiyi, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), made the call on Thursday at the Close-Out Workshop of the Abatement of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (ASLCP) in the Nigerian Agricultural Sector held in Abuja. The meeting also served as the Final Project Dissemination of ASLCP. The ASLCP project in the Nigerian agricultural sector focused on reducing open-field burning and was convened under…
Heifer Nigeria, an international non-governmental organization, has unveiled the 2026 AYuTe Nigeria Challenge, offering $40,000 to support youth-led agritech innovations, transform Nigeria’s food system, and improve smallholder farmers’ incomes. The announcement was made on Thursday in Abuja during the unveiling of the 2026 annual Agriculture, Youth and Technology (AYuTe) initiative, themed “Catalysing Youth-Led Innovation to Transform Nigeria’s Food Systems.” Dr Lekan Tobe, Country Director of Heifer Nigeria, said the 2026 edition would focus on identifying innovations that are technically feasible, climate-smart, and capable of delivering tangible value to smallholder farmers, who drive Nigeria’s agri-economy. “The future of our nation’s food…
Nigeria has recorded significant gains in antimicrobial stewardship across 17 health facilities under the Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship (CwPAMS) programme. Pharm. Estelle Mbadiwe, Founding Partner at Ducit Blue Solutions, the in-country coordinating organization for CwPAMS, disclosed this in an interview with reporters on Thursday in Abuja. Mbadiwe said the progress recorded under the programme had prompted stakeholders to call for its integration into Nigeria’s national health system. She listed the participating facilities to include the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, operating at the Comprehensive Health Centre, Okoyong; University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan; University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku-Ozalla;…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has advised operators of commercial facilities to review and strictly adhere to fire safety measures and proper storage protocols to prevent fire incidents. The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, gave the advice on Thursday in Lagos. The advice followed a fire incident that occurred in the Ajegunle Boundary area of Lagos in the early hours of Thursday. In a statement made available to reporters, Oke-Osanyintolu said the fire razed a one-storey shopping complex housing clothes dealers on Amore Street, Ajegunle Boundary. He said distress alerts were received at about 2:40…
The Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRESS) has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthening livestock research and productivity in Nigeria. The reaffirmation followed the inauguration of key infrastructure at the National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI), Zaria. The facilities were inaugurated by the Minister of Livestock Development, Mr Idi Maiha, during a ceremony held in Zaria. Speaking at the event, the National Project Coordinator of L-PRESS, Dr Sanusi Abubakar, said the newly inaugurated facilities represent a significant boost to institutional capacity and innovation within Nigeria’s livestock sector. Abubakar explained that the interventions were implemented under Component One of…
The Kreative Arts Foundation for Community Engagement (KafComE) has appealed to the Lagos State Government to halt the ongoing demolition of the Makoko community to prevent residents from becoming homeless. The Founder of the non-governmental organization (NGO), Mr Willie Workman, made the appeal in a statement issued on Thursday in Lagos. Makoko, a waterfront community in Lagos State, has been facing demolition exercises since December 2025. The state government had said the exercise was necessary to remove structures erected within power-line setbacks. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had justified the demolition, saying it was aimed at averting potential tragedies, noting that several…