Monthly Archives: July, 2013

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Nigeria seeks fresh REDD+ funding, to submit R-PP

Three days of multi-stakeholder and multi-level deliberations that ended on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 in Abuja enabled the validation of the draft Readiness Preparation...
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Agric & Biotech

Standing against GMOs

Nature has the right responses to changing climate and holds the ace to the survival of species on the planet. Humans simply have to...
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Water & Sanitation

Makoko: Potable water from an unlikely source

In the course of my career as a development journalist, I have come to know some peri-urban communities in Lagos and a few other...
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Health

Lagos warns on new deadly virus, ‘Coronavirus’

The Lagos State Government of Nigeria has alerted resident to the existence of a new virus in the world known as Coronavirus, which has...
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Human Settlement

UN prepares Structure Plans for nine Osun cities

Diverse stakeholder groups  including community associations, trade groups and government officials last week began the validation of Urban Profiles prepared in nine cities in...
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Health

Secret of healthy living at Makoko

One thing I have noticed during my visits to Makoko in Lagos is that the people are ever smiling, lively and vibrant; and they...
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Agric & Biotech

Controversy trails fortified cassava project

Vitamin A is known to be essential for good vision, proper development of embryos, healthy skin and mucous membranes. It helps cells reproduce normally,...
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Sustainable Devpt

Sao Paulo, Lagos host memorable Flag It! forums

The European Youth Press (EYP) in collaboration with partner organisations from Nigeria, Brazil, Romania, Latvia and The Philippines, has so far held two training...
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