Ekiti first lady inaugurates Local Government GBV Committees - NaijaAgroNet ... Linking agrobiz, sustainable environs, people & technology

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Ekiti State First Lady, Erelu Bisi Fayemi on Monday launched the Obirin Kete Empowerment Programme aimed at empowering and building capacity of Ekiti women, reports NaijaAgroNet

The programme is in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Ekiti State office.

Erelu Fayemi said the vision of the Obirin Kete women empowerment programme is a future in which Ekiti Women are prosperous, empowered, productive and engaged.

Association of Sustainability Professionals debuts in Nigeria - NaijaAgroNet ... Linking agrobiz, sustainable environs, people & technology

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The Association of Sustainability Professionals of Nigeria (ASPN) would host an industry dialogue to herald its debut with focus on  urgent need for attaining an inclusive economy in Nigeria, reports NaijaAgroNet.

The dialogue woulda also examine the roles that Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) professionals could play as the event holds Thursday, November 26, 2020.

Role of media to end violence against women - NaijaAgroNet ... Linking agrobiz, sustainable environs, people & technology

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The Spotlight Initiative in Nigeria and the Ministry of Women Affairs on Monday hosted a webinar on 23 November 2020 at 10:00am to dialogue with senior media practitioners from the public, private and civil society sectors on the role of the media in promoting accountability to end violence against women and girls in Nigeria.

Highlighted of the webinar, NaijaAgroNet gathered, includes the facts and realities of gender-based violence and explored the need for media’s increased participation in policy advocacy, negative social norms change and intensified engagement and action on social media to support ending violence against women and children in Nigeria.

HealthPlus palaver: Ekeh to Mrs. George - save your business, protect other Nigerian startups - NaijaAgroNet: ... Linking agrobiz, sustainable environs, people & technology

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The Chairman, Zinox Group, Dr. Leo-Stan Ekeh, has refuted any complicity surrounding the troubled Nigerian healthcare firm, HealthPlus and denied any alleged involvement in the company’s crisis with its investors, Alta Semper, a private equity firm, for a takeover, reports NaijaAgroNet.

The Senior Special Assistant on Legal Affairs to Ekeh, Barrister Reginald Obiakor, the allegations making a round are unfounded.

Applause for NNPC @Senate on gas projects - NaijaAgroNet ... Linking agrobiz, sustainable environs, people & technology

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Senate Committee on Gas has applauded the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on the various gas development initiatives undertaken in the country, especially the Ajaokuta- Kaduna- Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project, reports NaijaAgroNet.

Speaking during the 2021 Budget Defense and Performance Appraisal meeting with officials of the Corporation which held at the National Assembly Complex, Chairman of the Committee, Senator James Manager, expressed satisfaction with the various gas development projects embarked upon by the NNPC despite the impact of Covid-19 on the oil and gas industry, saying: “We are proud of the AKK and some of your other projects”.

He said the interface between the committee and the NNPC would have been more frequent but for the lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He seized the opportunity to reassure the Corporation that his committee would undertake an oversight visit to the projects for proper assessment soon.

On his part, a member of the Committee, who is also the immediate past Chairman of the Committee, Senator Albert Akpan Bassey, said NNPC under the leadership of Mallam Mele Kyari has taken the Corporation to a new height by publishing the 2018 and 2019 Audited Financial Statements and for reducing losses by over 95 per cent.

“I want to commend the team led by the present GMD, a team of dedicated and passionate Nigerians. If they can reduce losses drastically within such a short time, I am sure the next report will reveal huge profit to the country. We must give them our support and cooperation,” he stated.

Speaking earlier during a presentation, the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, who was represented by the Chief Operating Officer, Gas and Power, Engr. Yusuf Usman, attributed the success of the Corporation in the gas sector to the support and cooperation of the Committee and the entire legislature.

He said gas supply to power has improved significantly, which was evident in the improved power supply currently being witnessed in the country.

“We have significant gas in the network currently, but the challenge however, is transmission,” the COO stated.

On the AKK pipeline project, Engr. Usman told the lawmakers that it was designed to supply 2billion cubic feet of gas per day (2bcfd), stressing that it would be the primary source of gas for the power plants currently being developed in Abuja, Kaduna and Kano.

Report on Green Hydrogen loading - NaijaAgroNet: ... Linking agrobiz, sustainable environs, people & technology

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The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is set to present the finds of the new report on Green Hydrogen: A Guide to Policy Making on Thursday, reports NaijaAgroNet.

The event is coming as part of the IRENA Policy Talks 2020 webinar series, thereby replacing the 6th Policy Day, thus, IRENA Policy Talks 2020 provide a forum for renewable energy policy discussions where experiences and best practices in policy design and implementation can be shared to support the efficient deployment of renewable energy, and the maximisation of the benefits realised.

2021 budget: Nigeria to feed, deworm children with N142.3bn - NaijaAgroNet ...Linking agrobiz, sustainable environs, people & technology

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The Federal Government of Nigeria has budgeted the sum of N142.3 billion to feed estimated 9.86 million children, deworm seven million children and recount the pupils in 2021, reports NaijaAgroNet.

This budget proposal is to be managed under the Home-Grown School Feeding programme (NHGSFP).

Fish Production : FABDA Holds Stakeholders Meeting In Awka - NaijaAgroNet: ... Linking agrobiz, sustainable environs, people & technology

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The Anambra State Government has is committed to boosting aquaculture, as a sustainable industry in line with its agricultural blue print, reports NaijaAgroNet.

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Anambra Fisheries and Aquaculture Business Development Agency, FABDA, Mr. Emeka Iloghalu, disclosed this during a stakeholders meeting, in Awka.

Lack of micronutrition attracts costly price on economy – NaijaAgroNet ... Linking agrobiz, sustainable environs, people & technology

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Lack of any aspect of the micronutrition deficiencies have a price both on the people and nation’s economy, reports NaijaAgroNet.

Speaking at a one-day media roundtable on micronutrition deficiency control (MNDC) in Lagos State, the deputy director and head of the MicroNutrition Deficiency Unit (MNDU), Family Health Department, Federal Ministry of Health (FmoH), Mr. John Uruakpa noting there are two kinds of nutrition and dietary requirements for man, namely macronutrients and micronutrients.

Integrate biotechnology into Africa’s agricultural development - NaijaAgroNet ... Linking agrobiz, sustainable environs, people & technology

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African governments, regional economic communities, and development agencies have been urged to strengthen and harmonize biotechnology policies and biosafety regulations to create an enabling environment for biotechnology development in Africa. 

It was revealed that less than 30 per cent of African countries have functional biosafety frameworks and the number of biotech products getting to farmers is still very low. Hence, a further call was made to fully integrate biotechnology into Africa’s agricultural development agenda to ensure that food and nutrition security is attained across the continent.