APPEALS, ABU introduce improved rice seeds to farmers in Kano state
Agro-processing, Productivity Enhancement, and Livelihood Support (APPEALS) project, in collaboration with Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, has introduced four varieties of improved rice seed to farmers in Kano state. The APPEALS project Coordinator in Kano state, Alhaji Hassan Ibrahim, disclosed this on Saturday during farmers’ field day on variety screening […]
Traditional medicine practitioner urges research into African herbs, roots
Mr. Cosmas Attamah, an Enugu-based Traditional Medicine Practitioner, has urged his colleagues to embark on extensive research into roots and herbs that offered optimal benefits in healthcare. Attamah, who made the appeal at a herbal exhibition in Enugu on Friday, said the time had come for Africans to look inwards to utilise traditional medicine. He […]
Enugu: LG Council pays hospital bills of over 60 indigent residents
Igbo Eze North Local Government Council of Enugu State says it paid the hospital bills of over 60 indigent residents of the council area that have different terminal illnesses but could not afford their hospital bills. The Executive Chairman of the council, Chief Uwakwe Ezeja, made the disclosure on Friday when the tripartite committee of […]
Foundation Campaigns Against ‘Baby Factories’, Child Trafficking
By Adesina Wahab Worried by the proliferation of ‘baby factories’ and the scourge of child/human trafficking in the country, a humanitarian foundation, Live and Love Support Initiative (LLSI) based in Lagos are set to launch a campaign and also create enough awareness on the scourge. The group aims is organising a walk by extending the […]
Ebonyi govt seals off houses built on park-designated areas
The Ebonyi Government says it has sealed off some buildings in Abakaliki built on areas designated as parks and recreational centres in the city’s master plan. Mr. Emmanuel Igwe, Special Assistant (SA) to the State Governor on Parks Development, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), adding that such buildings […]
Antimicrobial resistance kills more than 700,000 people every year — WHO
As Nigeria put deliberate effort to Fight Antibiotic Resistance Since the discovery of Penicillin in 1928 by Alexander Fleming, antibiotics have continued to play a critical role in healthcare. Not only are they used to treat infections caused by various strains of bacteria, but they are also used to prevent bacterial infections during surgery and […]
