Category: Agriculture

Gov. Bala Mohammed’s Administration Prioritizes PWDs in Employment Drive

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By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar In Bauchi State, more than five hundred Persons with Disabilities have received food and non-food items donated by the North East Development Commission in collaboration with the State Agency for People with Disabilities. The distribution exercise, which took place in Bauchi, was aimed at providing relief to victims of the 2025 flooding that affected several Persons with Disabilities across the state. Executive Secretary of the Agency, Honourable Brisca Joram Aaron, said the relief items were provided by the North East Development Commission as part of its…

Malnutrition Crisis Deepens in Northeast Nigeria as Supplies Dwindle

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By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar A devastating malnutrition crisis is gripping Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in northeast Nigeria, with thousands of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors without Borders, teams are struggling to cope with the influx of patients at their outpatient therapeutic feeding centres, where staff are working around the clock to treat malnourished children. This was disclosed to our Correspondent in a press release issued by MSF’s field communication officer, Abdulkareem Yakubu, saying that the situation is further complicated…

US Embassy Assures Nigerians of Continued Visa, Passport Services.

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The US government, the United States Embassy in Nigeria on Wednesday, October 1st assured that visa and passport services will continue. The announcement comes as many citizens expressed concern that the shutdown in Washington could extend to visa processing, student travel plans, and other consular services in Nigeria. “Due to the lapse in appropriations, this X account will not be updated regularly until full operations resume, with the exception of urgent safety and security information. “At this time, scheduled passport and visa transit services in the United States and at…