The ECOWAS Parliament has called for urgent and coordinated action by West African countries to confront the growing impacts of climate change across the region. The lawmakers stressed the need for stronger regional cooperation and concrete measures to improve climate resilience, particularly as communities face increasing pressure from extreme weather, environmental degradation and other climate-related risks. They also highlighted the importance of moving climate commitments beyond declarations by improving access to adaptation finance and ensuring that vulnerable communities benefit from climate interventions. The parliamentarians further called for greater investment in cleaner energy, climate-resilient development and technology transfer, while balancing environmental…
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Prof. Morufat Balogun, Principal Investigator of the Youth4Climate Initiative, says the project aims to produce 200,000 seed yams capable of yielding 200 tonnes under the Seed Yam Production and Entrepreneurship (SEYEP) programme. Balogun disclosed this on Wednesday at the end of a three-day hybrid training organised for participants in Ibadan. The Youth4Climate Initiative is domiciled in the Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology (CPEB), University of Ibadan (UI). She said the initiative, supported by the AbdulKabir Ali Foundation, aims to take improved agricultural technologies from research institutions to farmers through youth adoption and enterprise development. “Forty-two youths have so…
Health leaders, development partners and diagnostics experts have called for country-led adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies to accelerate malaria elimination and maximise available health resources. The call was made during a high-level event, “Smarter Investment, Greater Impact: Harnessing AI to Accelerate Disease Elimination”, held on the margins of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81) in New York. Reporters who monitored the event via webinar report that it was co-hosted by the Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE), the RBM Partnership to End Malaria and Nigeria. Participants examined how AI could support more efficient…
Nigeria and Italy have strengthened collaboration to implement the proposed Global Partnership for Education (GPE) financing campaign, aimed at mobilising five billion dollars for education worldwide. In a video message, President Bola Tinubu said the GPE vision aligned with Nigeria’s agenda to improve educational outcomes through greater investment in access and teacher capacity building. Tinubu made the remarks on Wednesday in New York during the Multiply Possibility High-level event, tagged “A New Era for Education Financing.” The event was held on the margins of the ongoing 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who also…
The Society for Family Health (SFH) says its IntegratE 2.0 Project helped prevent approximately 15,000 malaria deaths among children under five. Emeka Okafor, Group Director of SFH’s Donor Funded Portfolio, disclosed this on Wednesday in Lagos at the close-out dissemination event for the Gates Foundation-funded project. IntegratE is an SFH-led initiative that strengthens community pharmacists and Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors (PPMVs). It expands access to quality family planning and primary healthcare services, particularly in underserved communities. The project was developed to address persistent gaps in access to family planning and primary healthcare. Its second phase ran across 11 states,…
The Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Prof. Adamu Ahmed, has charged postgraduate students to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) responsibly. Ahmed gave the charge during the 2025/2026 matriculation ceremony for postgraduate students of the university, held on Wednesday at the main campus in Samaru, Zaria. While urging the matriculants not to allow AI to replace their critical thinking, the VC also assured them of stronger support for timely graduation. “Emerging technologies should complement, rather than replace, critical thinking, independent scholarship and effective academic supervision,” he advised. Ahmed said the university was repositioning its Postgraduate College through deliberate renewal and…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged residents, particularly parents and motorists, to prioritise safety when travelling during rainfall, especially in flood-prone areas. Head of Operations, NEMA Enugu Zonal Office, Mrs Priscilla Madukwe, gave the advice on Wednesday during an assessment of flood incidents and rising water levels in parts of Anambra. Madukwe described the recent flood incident at Ring Road, Nibo, involving schoolchildren as heartbreaking. She urged parents and motorists to allow floodwaters to recede before taking children to school or embarking on journeys in affected areas. She also urged residents of riverine communities to remain vigilant as…
The wife of the Anambra governor, Dr (Mrs) Nonye Soludo, has urged residents in flood-prone communities to relocate to safer areas and take necessary precautions as flooding persists across the state. Soludo, in a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday in Awka, expressed concern over the rising flood situation and its potential impact on families, particularly those living in vulnerable communities. She urged residents to remain vigilant, heed weather and flood warnings, avoid crossing flooded roads and waterways, and move to safer locations whenever their homes or surroundings became unsafe. “Let us stop dumping refuse in drainage channels because blocked…
Moniepoint Inc. on Wednesday urged the media to deepen coverage of political and oil-sector policies and their impact on businesses and the wider economy. Edidiong Uwemakpan, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Moniepoint Inc., made the call at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) 2026 Annual Strategic Public Lecture/Symposium in Lagos. Uwemakpan was represented by Mr Bemigho Awala, Public and Human Relations Manager, Moniepoint Inc. She said political decisions, energy policies and macroeconomic conditions directly affected the ability of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to operate and grow. Uwemakpan said the media had a critical role…
The Smallholder Women Farmers Organisation Network (SWOFON) has advocated for data-driven agricultural policies, timely interventions and improved access to land and productive resources for smallholder women farmers. The call was made on Wednesday in Ibadan at the SWOFON State Campaign, Policy Brief Launch and Press Briefing on the Challenges Facing Smallholder Women Farmers in Oyo State. The State Coordinator of SWOFON, Mrs Atinuke Akinbade, emphasised the role of women farmers in food security, adding that access to land, finance, affordable farm inputs and markets was essential to their success. “This campaign gives us the opportunity to share the experience and…