Revolutionizing Breeding Programs: Cassava is one of the most important staple crops in sub-Saharan Africa, yet it stands out from other crops in many ways.
In some ways, cassava may seem an unlikely focus for a […]

Rocio Diaz-Chavez, Deputy Director of the Stockholm Environment Institute Africa Centre says that there are many assessments tools, which can support Africa’s wide scale transition to the Circular Economy (All […]

Presidents Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Macky Sall of Senegal (centre) pose for a group photo with 17 African scientists who were recognised for their outstanding contribution towards advancing science on the […]

Free Trade Area: Grain sector stakeholders especially farmers, have been urged to improve productivity and enhance grain standards to take advantage of the huge market opportunities presented by the Africa […]

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Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, is seeking collaboration between the state government and Japanese investors, in furtherance of his quest to find a comprehensive solution to the […]

Nigeria’s immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said some persons have launched a campaign aimed at tarnishing his image.

On his official Facebook page, the former President posted a disclaimer t […]

The National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) on Wednesday, commenced nationwide compliance inspection of seed companies in the country.
Philips Olusegun-Ojo, Director-General, NASC, who spoke shortly after the […]

Nigeria’s indigenous cattle breeds, largely owned by Fulani nomads, are the predominant source of milk for the ordinary Nigerian and often characterised by low milk production mainly due to inadequate feed s […]

Rain Needed For Southern Plains Wheat Crop, Intense drought conditions have encompassed the central southern Plains over the winter, bringing little to no precipitation since mid-October. The next two weeks c […]

NCAM Boss Deplores Dominance Of Agricultural Sector, The Acting Executive Director of National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM ), Ilorin, Dr Yomi Kasali has deplored the dominance of the nation’s ag […]

Nigeria Agricultural Revolution” The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the present administration’s agricultural revolution is not a mere propaganda but a reality, with enough evi […]

Nigeria Food Imports Dropping Drastically, The Federal Government has disclosed that Nigeria is recording a massive decline in food importation, stating that its agricultural policies have started to have […]

The Cross River State government has called for the support of the media and civil society organizations in it’s efforts  to make quality health care available through it’s health insurance scheme tagged “Ay […]

The Spanish flu outbreak 100 years ago is the modern world’s deadliest epidemic, its toll of more than 50 million surpassing that of World War I.

Here is some background.

Why ‘Spanish flu’?

Countries caugh […]

To further contain the spread of the deadly listeriosis disease that has killed at least 100 persons in South Africa, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised Nigeria and other African countries to be […]

Christian Hinrichs knew his life had forever changed the day he thought he was pouring milk into a glass, but heard it splashing on the floor instead.

It was 2005, and the young cancer surgeon had just […]