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Monthly Archives: October, 2017

Genetically modified crops’ safety: The fears and assurance

At the just concluded conference on biotechnology in Abuja recently, Dr Rufus Ebegba, Director-General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), expressed concern that many Nigerians...

Ecologist urges industrialists, business owners to use solar energy for operations

An environmentalist, Mr Habib Omotosho, has urged industrialists and business owners to use solar and other renewable sources of energy for their operations to...

IFAD to support 4,522 dry season rice farmers in Taraba

Dr David Kassa, the Taraba State Commissioner for Agriculture, on Thursday, October 19, 2017 said International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) Value Chain Development...

Planners want Land Use Act expunged from constitution

The Lagos Chapter of the Association of Town Planning Consultants of Nigeria (ATOPCON) on Thursday, October 19, 2017 urged the Federal Government to delete...

Monkey Pox cases increase to 74 in 11 states

The Monkey Pox virus outbreak has spread to 11 states with 74 suspected cases recorded, Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said. Adewole made...

AfDB to invest $24b in agriculture in 10 years – Adesina

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says the bank will invest $24 billion in agriculture over the next 10 years to help unlock its potential...

Lagos to inaugurate Community Vector Control Point

An environmentalist, Mr Oluwasegun Benson, on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 said that Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State would officially inaugurate the Community Vector...

Investors urged to explore opportunities in environment sector

Private sector players have been asked to seize the investment opportunities existing in the environment sector and help transform the nation’s economy. Environment Minister of...

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BATN Foundation Commissions Solar-Powered Borehole Tó End 30-Year Water Crisis In Kano Community

 “For 30 years, we fetched water from far places, paying N100naira for a jerrican of water that wasn’t even...
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BAT Nigeria Foundation, SwagCo Flags Off Maize Micro-Enterprise Project to Empower Ekiti Farmers

In a landmark move to boost food security and rural livelihoods, the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) in...

NBSAP: A welcome step toward food sovereignty, biosafety

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) commends the Federal Government for endorsing the revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action...

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