Monthly Archives: June, 2015

Yacoob Abiodun: How to tame Lagos gridlock

Two news reports penultimate week touched on the problem of persistent traffic gridlock in Lagos, which Governor Akinwunmi Amode expressed great concern about and elucidated...

New 110m euro Mali hydro-electric project to dam Niger River

Hydro-electric power is one renewable energy source that is in abundant supply in Africa The Eranove Group, a major pan-African player in the electricity and...

Outrage greets Mosanto GM maize deal in South Africa

Non-governmental and farmer organisations from South Africa, Tanzania, Mozambique, Kenya and Uganda have condemned the go-ahead given by the South African GMO authorities for Monsanto...

Safety managers decry oil tankers-induced fire outbreaks

Lagosians woke on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 to witness yet another fire outbreak  in the Iyana-Ipaja area of the State. The blaze is said to...

Stakeholders applaud papal encyclical on climate change

His Holiness Pope Francis on Thursday June 18, 2015 released his much-anticipated encyclical, commanding the faithful to take action to protect our planet and solve...

Facility manager charges colleagues to drive real estate sector

As the real estate industry in Nigeria braces up for more contribution to the nation economy, managing director of Alpha Mead Facility & Management...

WMO: How Africa will develop Regional Space Programme

The Technical Task Force on the African Regional Space Programme (TTF-ARSP) . This was declared at the end of its meeting held on 10...

Rice scheme imposes hardship, displaces Tanzanian farmers

Norfund, the UK aid department, and Capricorn are funding the British company Agrica’s industrial rice plantation in Mngeta, Tanzania, which is destroying the livelihoods...

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Improved water use can feed 10bn, create 245m jobs – World Bank

The World Bank Group has called for a global rebalancing of water use in agriculture, a move critical to...
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Power: Govt addressing persistent gas supply challenges – Minister

The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government has taken decisive steps to address persistent gas...

World Wildlife Day 2026 celebration in New York highlights cross-sector collaboration to combat illegal wildlife trade

In the heart of Midtown Manhattan, United for Wildlife and the CITES Secretariat hosted leaders from the finance, technology,...

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Improved water use can feed 10bn, create 245m jobs – World Bank

The World Bank Group has called for a global...

Power: Govt addressing persistent gas supply challenges – Minister

The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the...