Monthly Archives: October, 2017

WFP laureate, Adesina, inaugurates $250,000 youths-in-agriculture award

Nigeria’s image received a boost on Thursday, October 19, 2017 before the international community as former Agriculture Minister, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, formally received the...

World leaders endorse plan to tackle cancer, diabetes

Global leaders have pledged to take bold action to reduce suffering from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which include the world’s leading killers – heart and...

Government inaugurates 19-man committee to review National Transport Policy

The Ministry of Transportation has inaugurated a 19-man Committee to finalise the review of the National Transport Policy draft for the country’s Transportation Sector. A...

Agric remains key sector in poverty reduction – Suarau, Lagos commissioner

“Agriculture remains a key sector that plays major role in poverty reduction in Lagos State and Nigeria at large, and both (Lagos and Nigeria)...

Despite under-five mortality decrease, 7,000 newborns die daily – Report

Every day in 2016, 15,000 children died before their fifth birthday, 46% of them – or 7,000 babies – died in the first 28...

GCF injects $65.8m in Egypt’s renewable energy project

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has transferred the first tranche of climate finance under the Egypt Renewable Energy Financing Framework. The project, undertaken with GCF...

Mexico forum to feed climate process

Achieving the goals of the Paris Climate Change Agreement and true sustainable development will take broad-based engagement, especially by the private sector to drive...

Buhari congratulates Adesina for bagging World Food Prize Laureate

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria remains proud of its former Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, for the winning the 2017 World Food Prize. Adesina,...

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Inger Andersen: Gearing up for a year of multilateral action

Speech delivered by Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), at the 173rd meeting of the Committee...
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NCDMB underlines value of reading, creativity at Book Reading Series

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at its Conference Centre (Rose 1101)...

Oil fields dispute: Court dismisses suit against petroleum minister, NUPRC, AGF

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, April 20, 2026, dismissed a suit filed against the Minister of...

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Inger Andersen: Gearing up for a year of multilateral action

Speech delivered by Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations...

NCDMB underlines value of reading, creativity at Book Reading Series

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on...