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Two scientists named 2024 World Food Prize Laureates

Nigeria, May 10 -- The World Food Prize Foundation (WFPF) has named two scientists, Geoffrey Hawtin and Cary Fowler, as the 2024 World Food Prize Laureates. Both scientists were instrumental in creat... Read More


Experts advocate adoption of new technology to drive food security

Nigeria, April 28 -- Agricultural extension experts in Nigeria have called for the integration of artificial intelligence and relevant technological innovations into agricultural extension practices i... Read More


How engineer saved us from air disaster - Passenger

Nigeria, April 25 -- A former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Joe Abah, has narrated how the proactiveness of an aircraft engineer averted a "potential disaster" in an aircra... Read More


NCAA suspends Dana Airline operations

Nigeria, April 24 -- The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), on Wednesday, announced that it has suspended the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) of Dana Airlines with effect immediately amidst safet... Read More


Criticisms trail Nigeria's approval of GMO Corn for planting

Nigeria, April 23 -- Amidst concerns over the adoption of Genetically Modified Crops in Nigeria, the federal government, in January, approved the commercial release of four "Tela maize" varieties for ... Read More


Dana aircraft overshoots runway in Lagos

Nigeria, April 23 -- An aircraft belonging to Dana Air experienced a runway incursion upon landing on Tuesday at the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos from Abuja. P... Read More


Naira gains at official market amidst depleting reserve

Nigeria, April 18 -- The Naira appreciated significantly against the United States dollar at the official market on Wednesday after the local unit recorded a slight depreciation on Tuesday. According... Read More


NCAA suspends private jet operators

Nigeria, April 16 -- The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), on Tuesday, announced that it has suspended three private jet owners for carrying out commercial flight operations. The development ... Read More


As Naira gains in forex markets, inflationary pressures persist

Nigeria, April 16 -- As Naira appreciated further against the United States dollar across both the authorised and unauthorised foreign exchange markets on Monday, inflationary pressures persisted acro... Read More


Climate Change: March marks another all-time high global heat record

Nigeria, April 12 -- The European Union's Climate Change Monitoring Service has described March 2024 as the tenth consecutive hottest month on record globally since the pre-industrial revolution began... Read More