Monthly Archives: October, 2017

Agric & Biotech

Yobe urges government to develop proposed 5,000-ha grazing reserve

The Yobe State Government on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 appealed to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to develop 5,000 hectares (ha) of land it...

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How climate change triggers migration in northeast Nigeria

Nigeria's northeast exemplifies a typical extreme case of the country's version of climate change, reveling in ecological imbalance and accompanied with devastating consequences. It...

admin - October 30, 2017

Sustainable Devpt

Governments need to ensure rules are followed in education

No matter your job, you need standards to ensure that you are working to meet your objectives. Unfortunately, where education and schools are concerned,...

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How tree felling affects development in Abuja

Recently, some residents of Anagada, a suburb of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, near Zuba, Gwagwalada Area Council, expressed concern about how tree felling...

admin - October 30, 2017

Science & Tech

Russia, Nigeria sign nuclear project development pact

Russia and Nigeria on Monday, October 30, 2017 signed an agreement on construction and operation of a nuclear power plant as well as a...

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Conservation

Why protecting chimps is in mankind’s self-interest, by Redmond

Chimpanzees - which share some 99 per cent of their DNA with us - are in trouble, despite national protection efforts across Africa, says...

admin - October 30, 2017

Health

Greater political commitment needed to end tuberculosis – Report

Global efforts to combat tuberculosis (TB) have saved an estimated 53 million lives since 2000 and reduced the TB mortality rate by 37%, according...

admin - October 30, 2017

Agric & Biotech

Nigeria imports $125m fishery products from Norway annually – Ambassador

The Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Kjemprud Jens-Petter, says Nigeria imports fishery products worth $125 million (N45 billion) from his country annually. Jens-Petter told the...

admin - October 30, 2017

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