Monthly Archives: July, 2015

Water & Sanitation

Why Water Resources Ministry should be given rightful premium

An open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari highlights reasons why the Ministry of Water Resources should not be merged Dear Mr. President, I consider this write-up...

admin - July 5, 2015

Agric & Biotech

Food scientists seek intervention in climate change

Ahead of the crucial climate talks scheduled to hold in December in Paris, France, food scientists in Nigeria have called for intervention to cushion the...

admin - July 3, 2015

Climate Change

Nigeria commissions Ricardo-AEA to prepare INDCs

About two months after it hosted a Project Initiation Workshop on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 in Abuja, Nigeria has commissioned the British environmental consulting firm of Ricardo-AEA...

admin - July 3, 2015

Water & Sanitation

Access to sanitation, open defecation in Nigeria worsen

Some 663 million people are still without an ‘improved’ source of water and some 2.36 billion do not have a basic, hygienic toilet, a...

admin - July 2, 2015

Cover

Why Nigeria will submit climate action plan in September

The Federal Government said in Abuja on Thursday, July 2, 2015 that its Intended Nationally-Determined Contributions (INDCs) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change...

admin - July 2, 2015

Health

Diabetes: Sitagliptin treatment poses no cardiovascular risk – Study

A study has shown that treatment with Sitagliptin does not increase the risks of major cardiovascular events or hospitalisation for heart failure MSD, known as...

admin - July 1, 2015

Conservation