Nigeria and Vietnam have entered into a strategic partnership to enhance cashew production, processing, and trade, the National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) has announced. According to NCAN, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with the Vietnam Cashew Association (VINACAS) during the 14th VINACAS Golden Cashew Rendezvous 2025, held in Hanoi, Vietnam. The three-day event, which ran from October 26 to 28, marked the 35th anniversary of VINACAS and brought together global stakeholders in the cashew value chain. A joint communiqué issued after the signing stated that the agreement aims to promote bilateral trade, technology transfer, and collaboration to…
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In a move to empower African businesses with affordable and compliant cloud infrastructure, CloudVantage has launched an indigenous cloud-automation computing company in Nigeria. The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Muhideen Ashiru, announced this in a statement on Monday in Lagos, describing the inauguration as a pivotal moment for developers, tech engineers, and businesses across Africa. Ashiru said the CloudVantage platform was designed to tackle key challenges in cloud adoption, including time management, complex onboarding, manual server configuration, cost control, and security. “For too long, Nigerian and African businesses — including government institutions — have sought affordable, local cloud-automation solutions with…
The Abia Government has approved the implementation of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) for Local Government (LG) health workers in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Okey Kanu, made this known on Monday, while briefing journalists on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting in Umuahia. Kanu said that this development formed part of the present administration’s ongoing reforms focused on enhancing the welfare and conditions of service of Abia civil servants. He said that the move placed Abia among the few states in the federation paying the Federal Government’s CONHESS to local government health workers. “As part…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) have expressed interest in forging a partnership to combat illicit trade by strengthening border control and intelligence sharing between the two countries. The organisations expressed this interest during a visit by NCS Comptroller-General Bashir Adeniyi to GRA Commissioner-General Anthony Sarpong at the GRA headquarters on Monday in Accra. Speaking during the visit, Sarpong urged Nigeria and Ghana to strengthen intelligence sharing and harmonise customs procedures to support the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. Represented by Brig.-Gen. Glover Annan, Commissioner of the Customs Division at…
The UN has sent relief teams to northern Afghanistan after a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck overnight on Monday, two months after a massive quake devastated the east of the country. No fewer than 15 people have been reported killed, while 320 were injured, according to initial figures from the country’s public health ministry. Health Ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman, however, said that casualty numbers could change as more information becomes available. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake hit the northern province of Balkh at a depth of 28 kilometres. Head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Tedros…
The Kwara State Government has integrated eye-care services into its Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) and trained 30 additional health workers to enhance service delivery. The training, held on Monday in Ilorin, was organised by the Kwara State Primary Healthcare Development Agency in collaboration with VisionSpring, a global social enterprise. Prof. Nusirat Elelu, Executive Secretary of the agency, said the initiative is part of the state government’s ongoing efforts to expand eye-care services across PHCs in Kwara. She noted that participants came from Ilorin West, Ilorin East, Ilorin South, Edu, Patigi, Kaiama, and Baruten Local Government Areas. “The training equips participants…
The Federal Government says it is intensifying efforts to enhance Nigeria’s capacity for local food production and ensure citizens’ access to safe, nutritious, and affordable meals. Dr. Marcus Ogunbiyi, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, stated this on Monday in Kaduna while declaring open the Technical Session of the 47th National Council on Agriculture and Food Security (NCAFS). Ogunbiyi said the session would enable stakeholders to develop strategies aimed at achieving food sovereignty and reducing the nation’s dependence on imports. He explained that the theme of the council meeting, “Food Sovereignty and Food Security in an Era…
Farmers across the South-South states of Delta, Bayelsa, and Edo have lamented the sudden drop in prices of staple foods, blaming it on the Federal Government’s recent food import policy. They described the policy as a setback to their huge investments during the 2025 farming season and warned that it could have negative consequences on the 2026 season unless the government intervenes with post-harvest facilities and measures to stabilise prices. In interviews with reporters, the farmers noted that the combination of abundant harvests, the Federal Government’s food importation policy, and lingering structural challenges had left many producers counting losses instead…
The North Central Development Commission (NCDC) has partnered with Innovative Biotech Ltd. to strengthen vaccine access, promote local manufacturing, and enhance public health resilience across Nigeria’s North Central region through collaborative and strategic initiatives. The partnership was discussed at a meeting held on Monday in Abuja, where stakeholders focused on coordinated strategies to tackle persistent health challenges, expand vaccine coverage, and promote innovation in disease prevention, particularly in underserved communities across the region. Vaccines such as the Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) and Cholera vaccines were identified as top priorities for rapid deployment to high-risk populations. Dr. Cyril Tsenyil, Managing Director…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kwara State Chapter, has urged the Federal Government to urgently address the demands of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to end the ongoing nationwide strike. The Chairman of NMA in Kwara, Prof. AbdulRahman Afolabi, made the appeal in a statement issued after an emergency State Executive Council (SEC) meeting of the association held in Ilorin on Monday. Resident doctors began an indefinite strike on November 1, which has severely disrupted medical services in hospitals across the country. Afolabi reaffirmed the association’s support for NARD, urging the government to act swiftly to resolve the…