Monthly Archives: October, 2017

Agric & Biotech

Nigeria loses $13.7b annually to farmers, herdsmen conflicts, says Abdulsalami

A former Military Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has said that Nigeria loses $13.7 billion annually as a result of farmers-herdsmen conflicts in Benue,...

admin - October 30, 2017

Water & Sanitation

Sokoto expands sanitation, water project to cover seven councils

The Sokoto State Government says it is expanding the Sanitation Hygiene And Water in Nigeria (SHAWN) project in the state to cover seven local...

admin - October 30, 2017

Renewable Energy

Sokoto to connect solar power in rural areas

The Sokoto State Government said it had started the process of connecting a number of rural households with solar power to deepen energy usage...

admin - October 30, 2017

Agric & Biotech

Anti-open grazing law: Herders seek government intervention

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to prevail on the Benue State Government to extend...

admin - October 30, 2017

Cover

Cameroonian body leads way to mercury-free dentistry

President of the World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry, Charlie Brown, was on Yaoundé, Cameroon from October 26 to 27, working with Kuepouo Gilbert, leader...

admin - October 30, 2017

Conservation

CMS COP12: Momentum grows to save world’s migratory wildlife

World governments attending this year’s largest wildlife summit have collectively endorsed actions on the conservation of a wide range of migratory species, many of...

admin - October 30, 2017

Conservation

Urbanisation threatens European ferns with extinction

A fifth of European fern and lycopod species, a group of vascular plants that underpins healthy ecosystems, are threatened with extinction and declining, as...

admin - October 29, 2017

Conservation

Decline in bird species attributed to ‘towerkill’

Recent scientific advancements around the world have conflicted with some environmental systems; hence, there are many struggles to create a balance. One of the...

admin - October 29, 2017

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