When a friend read the list of agriculture-related products among the 43 items that can be imported using the country’s meagre foreign reserves, he quipped, “Nigeria bade farewell to national food security.”
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The European Union (EU) is to disburse 150 billion Euros in four years by 2027 through its Global Gateway Initiative to Nigeira and other African countries to enhance infrastructure in over eight sectors.
No country can develop and advance beyond its strengths in science and technology. For Nigeria, the country should have become a science and technology powerhouse if wishes were horses.
Dr Jean Kaseya, the Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made this known during a visit to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention(NCDC), on Wednesday at the headquarters, in Abuja.
As we match towards 2024 and beyond with political baggage, uncertainties, and a frustrating national economy, it appears that the only goldmine every Nigerian should be considering and preparing themselves for is the diversion of their interests to agriculture. This is the reason why the Nigerian government should create an environment conducive for commercial agriculture.
ASHENEWS reports that as Nigeria’s national debt grows to N87.4 billion, stakeholders have frowned at the excessive borrowing by the federal government, and called for more discipline at all levels of government, especially in the face of the mounting
The Federal Government has called on the global oncology community to support it in closing cancer health disparity in the country and other Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC).
ASHENEWS reports that the Islamic Development Bank (Isdb) has announced plans to commit $500 million for the implementation of various projects in Nigeria between 2024-2025.
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev has pledged to work with the National Assembly for actualisation of the law establishing the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC).
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, has said that Nigeria has the potential to become a hub for local vaccine production and distribution in Africa.