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Monthly Archives: March, 2016

Role of biotechnology in Nigeria’s economic diversification

"Agriculture must cease from being treated as development programme; agriculture must be treated as business. Our goal will be to pursue government supported private...

FUT Minna produces second batch of WASCAL graduates

The Federal University of Technology in Minna (FUT Minna), Niger State has produced its second set (or ‘Batch B’) of graduates under a special...

Congo may re-open vast rainforest to industrial loggers

A tropical rainforest more than twice the size of France is at risk of being cut down, following news from the Democratic Republic of...

Livelihoods, forests at risk if land rights are ignored, says report

Indigenous Peoples and local communities protect half the world's land, but formally own just 10 percent, according to a report released today by a...

UNEP lifts wildlife trade embargo on Nigeria

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world in marking the 2016 World Wildlife Day, Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, has disclosed that the...

Peruvian community flays state oil firm over devastating spill

On the 18th February 2016 the autonomous territorial government of the indigenous Wampis people (Wampis GTA) submitted a formal complaint to Peru’s regulatory body...

Pollution: Shell reacts as fresh international legal actions are launched

Two Nigerian Niger Delta communities are suing oil big-wig Shell and asking for compensation for oil spills on their land. It is the second in five...

Photos: Ségolène Royal visits Côte d’Ivoire

Newly appointed President of COP21, Ségolène Royal, last week paid a courtesy visit to the West African French-speaking nation of Côte d'Ivoire. Royal, who recently...

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Shettima advocates Lake Chad revival at UN Summit on Food

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has advocated the reviving of the Lake Chad to enhance all-year farming and support the Green...
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Bee conservation crucial for ecosystem, agriculture – FCT ACReSAL 

Project Coordinator of the FCT Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), Mrs. Caroline Opara, has emphasised that bees play...

Charcoal trade a threat to forest sustainability, livelihood – Govt

The Federal Government of Nigeria says charcoal trade is a threat to forest sustainability and livelihood in the country. Dr...

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Shettima advocates Lake Chad revival at UN Summit on Food

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has advocated the reviving of the...

Bee conservation crucial for ecosystem, agriculture – FCT ACReSAL 

Project Coordinator of the FCT Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid...
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