The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has launched a global campaign to halt oil extraction and promote conservation and ecosystem restoration in Ogoni, Nigeria, and Yasuni, Ecuador. The initiative was announced on Saturday in a statement by HOMEF’s Media and Communications Lead, Miss Kome Odhomor. The campaigns, named Ogonize and Yasunize, are designed as pioneering tools for environmental justice and resilience. HOMEF, an ecology-focused think tank, said it envisions a world where corporations are held accountable for environmental damage and communities thrive through sustainable management of natural resources. “That is the vision behind two inspiring movements gaining momentum worldwide:…
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The Rimi College Class of 1977–1982 Old Boys Association has called on the Kaduna State Government to immediately halt further sale and encroachment on the school’s land. The outgoing Chairman of the association, Mr. Peter Sofa, made the appeal during the group’s 2025 Annual Convention held on the school premises on Saturday in Kaduna. Sofa said the continued sale of the institution’s land threatened the legacy of one of Kaduna’s oldest schools, adding that the association remained committed to restoring its lost glory. “If reversing the damage already done is impossible, we must at least stop any further loss. We…
The Federation of Muslim Women’s Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN), Bauchi State Chapter, on Saturday joined the global community in celebrating the 2025 edition of World Teachers’ Day. The event, held at the FOMWAN Model Nursery, Primary and Secondary School, Bauchi, featured the recognition of 26 teachers for their 12 years of dedicated service, commitment, and excellence in shaping young minds. Speaking at the occasion, the Chairperson of FOMWAN’s Education Sub-Committee, Fatsuma Mohammed, said the awards were given to acknowledge the teachers’ resilience and devotion to delivering quality education. In her remarks, the FOMWAN Amira, Habiba Usman, described teachers as the…
The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has dismissed as false a viral social media video alleging that the institution was involved in developing a nuclear weapon for Nigeria. The Director, Public Affairs Directorate of the university, Auwalu Umar, stated this in a release made available to journalists on Saturday, describing the AI-generated video as misleading and aimed at misinforming the public about Nigeria’s peaceful nuclear energy programme. He said the video falsely claimed that Nigerian scientists in the 1980s secretly enriched weapons-grade uranium in Kaduna and that ABU researchers obtained centrifugal equipment from the AQ Khan network in Pakistan. Umar…
The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has dismissed as false a viral social media video alleging that the institution was involved in developing a nuclear weapon for Nigeria. The Director of Public Affairs at the university, Auwalu Umar, made this known in a statement issued to journalists on Saturday in Zaria. Umar described the AI-generated video as misleading and designed to misinform the public about Nigeria’s peaceful nuclear energy programme. He said the video falsely claimed that Nigerian scientists in the 1980s secretly enriched weapons-grade uranium in Kaduna and that ABU researchers obtained centrifuge equipment from Pakistan’s A.Q. Khan network.…
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called on the Federal Government to make public the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with JBS before the company commences operations in Nigeria. The call was made during a one-day stakeholders’ workshop held to examine the potential implications of adopting industrial animal farming in the country. JBS, the world’s largest meat corporation headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, operates across five continents. However, the company has in recent years faced multiple allegations and legal actions relating to environmental degradation, labour violations, and misleading sustainability claims. Speaking at the workshop, Ms. Mariann Bassey-Olsson, Deputy Executive Director of…
The Enugu State Government and the World Health Organization (WHO) have reiterated their commitment to making Enugu polio-free through intensified immunisation and healthcare interventions. The declaration was made during the 2025 World Polio Day event held on Friday in Enugu, themed “End Polio: Every Child, Every Vaccine, Everywhere.” Speaking at the event, the State Commissioner for Health, Prof. George Ugwu, said Enugu had prioritised polio eradication through strengthened routine immunisation, targeted vaccination outreach, enhanced surveillance, and significant investment in primary healthcare. According to him, recent efforts included participation in two national rounds of Supplemental Immunisation Activities (SIA), through which 2,387,016…
A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. John Ayomipo, has trained and empowered 50 women and youths in organic farming in Wassa Community. The three-day training, held on Friday at Wassa Community and the Wassa Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Apo, Abuja, was part of Ayomipo’s Community Development Service (CDS) project titled “Green Futures.” The initiative was implemented in collaboration with the Heinrich Böll Foundation Nigeria, Be The Help Foundation (BHF), and the Alliance for Action on Pesticides in Nigeria (AAPN). Speaking at the event, Ayomipo explained that the training aimed…
The Benue State chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) on Friday elected new officials to run the affairs of the association. Announcing the results in Makurdi, the Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Mr. James Aloho, said all 30 candidates were returned unopposed. Aloho, who also serves as the State Chairman of the Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industries (NASSI), explained that the positions were evenly zoned across the three senatorial districts of the state. He declared Pastor Ernest Atoji as the new State Chairman, with Mr. John Vor as Deputy Chairman, Prof. Godwin Timiun as Secretary, Mr.…
The Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) National Congress, Dr. Tafarki Agbadu, has described the Mambilla Plateau as a major hub for livestock production in Nigeria. Agbadu made this known on Friday while briefing journalists in Jalingo on activities lined up for the forthcoming NVMA National Congress, scheduled to hold from October 28 to 31 in Jalingo, Taraba State. He said that over 700 participants were expected at the event, noting that the congress would attract experts from various fields, including veterinary surgeons, researchers, policymakers, livestock producers, and pharmaceutical representatives. According to…