The Bauchi State Government is strengthening urban planning institutions to vigorously enforce social and physical distancing beyond  the Covid-19 pandemic.   The Commissioner of Lands and Survey in the state, Professor Adamu Ahmed, gave the assurance that  government is committed to taking proactive measures in dealing with public health issuesContinue Reading

Did you know that the Persian scholar of medicine, Ibn Sina (980-1037) suspected that some diseases were spread by microorganisms? To prevent human-to-human contamination, he came up with the method of isolating people for 40 days. He called this method al-Arba’iniya (“the forty”).   Traders from Venice heard of hisContinue Reading

It is becoming worrisome that protecting, providing and promoting the welfare and well being of Nigerian workers mean little or nothing to our government. As a matter of universal principle from John Lock and Thomas Hobbs perspectives the primary responsibility of government all over the world is to protect herContinue Reading

Update On CoronaVirus Pandemic – Sunday 5th April, 2020 • Italy reports 4,316 new cases of coronavirus and 525 new deaths. Total of 128,948 cases • 151 coronavirus deaths in Iran, raising death toll to 3,603 • Governor Cuomo: #coronavirus deaths surge by 594 to 4,159 in #NewYork state •Continue Reading

Update on CoronaVirus Pandemic – Sat April 4th, 2020 • US sets new highest daily coronavirus death toll, with over 1,400 fatalities. United States coronavirus death toll reaches 7000 • UK #coronavirus death toll rises by 708 to 4,313 • Belgium reports 1,661 new cases of coronavirus and 140 newContinue Reading

By Prof MK Othman   My esteemed readers, I am dedicating this column to pay tribute to my excellent mentor, teacher and Farmers-General, Prof. Falaki. Prof. Falaki was a mentor to 1000s of us who passed through his arduous tutelage. He was a consummate agricultural scientist, extension specialist par excellenceContinue Reading