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Monthly Archives: October, 2017

International Day of the Girl: Over 20,000 girls married illegally every day

Globally, more than 20,000 girls are married every day below the minimum age permitted by national law, according to new research from Save the...

International Day for Disaster Reduction: Climate change a threat to rich, poor

In commemoration of the 2017 International Day for Disaster Reduction, Achim Steiner (Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme), Patricia Espinosa (Executive Secretary of...

Stakeholders call for fortification of food with micronutrients to stem ‘hidden hunger’

Stakeholders in the agriculture and health sectors of the Nigerian economy have canvassed for the fortification of micronutrients in staple foods to stem the...

Report highlights how Indian farmers embraced organic cotton after GM letdown

A Soil Association report has revealed how genetically modified (GM) cotton grew to almost obliterate all other cotton production in India, and how the...

One World Award for organic agriculture decorates winners

On the occasion of the Rapunzel Naturkost One World Festival, the five winners of the 5th One World Award (OWA) were presented in a...

Nigerian nominated for prestigious Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa

The fifth annual Tusk Conservation Awards were last week presented for the first time in Africa at a gala ceremony in Cape Town, South...

Microsoft, GE sign agreement on Irish wind project

The Microsoft Corp. on Monday, October 9, 2017 announced a new wind energy agreement in Ireland. With the agreement, Microsoft will become one of...

Government begins trial of suspected pirates

The trial of suspected pirates who were caught with arms and ammunition resumed on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at the Federal High Court in...

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Dangote Refinery delivers cleaner air, healthier lives with high quality fuel – MD

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals, David Bird, has said the refinery...
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NIMC goes paperless, launches WorkflowPro for digital correspondence

In furtherance of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda and the Federal Government's commitment to institutionalising a paperless...

AfDB approves $200m loan to boost Nigeria’s agricultural productivity

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a $200 million loan to scale...

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Dangote Refinery delivers cleaner air, healthier lives with high quality fuel – MD

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote...

NIMC goes paperless, launches WorkflowPro for digital correspondence

In furtherance of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Renewed Hope...
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