Monthly Archives: October, 2017

Ecologist urges stakeholders to implement policies on climate change

An ecologist, Mr Richard Inyamkume, on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 urged relevant stakeholders in the environment sector to implement the nation’s strategic policies and...

Nigeria needs more investment in rural infrastructure to boost agriculture – Adesina

The President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, says Nigeria needs more investment in rural infrastructure to boost agricultural production in the...

World Polio Day: Kaduna celebrates five years without polio

The Executive Secretary, Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA), Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 said the state has not...

Tree planting will tackle desertification, climate change effect, says Achakpa

Executive Director, Women Environmental Programme (WEP), Dr Priscilla Achakpa, has said that tree planting will address desertification and mitigate the negative effect of climate...

Mugabe would have rejected WHO role, says spokesman

Robert Mugabe would have rejected the role of World health Organisation (WHO) goodwill envoy had he been formally asked, his spokesman said on Tuesday,...

264m children worldwide are not in school, UNESCO says

Some 264 million school-age children and young people worldwide were not in education in 2015, the United Nations culture and education agency, UNESCO, said...

Drought-torn Cape Town rations water

The drought-torn city of Cape Town in South Africa has officially rolled out water rationing as a result of the critical nature of available water...

Nicaragua becomes 169th Party to Paris Agreement

Nicaragua on Monday, October 23, 2017 deposited its instruments of accession to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, becoming the 169th Party to the...

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Moving from energy crisis to energy security with renewables

The strategic deployment of renewables has provided enhanced resilience in the face of the current energy crisis by a...
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COP31: Australian appointed youth champion as Türkiye sets dates

The 31st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...

Navy intensifies crackdown on oil thieves, uncovers 600m illegal oil network

The Nigerian Navy has uncovered approximately 103,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil and 190,000 litres of suspected illegally...

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Moving from energy crisis to energy security with renewables

The strategic deployment of renewables has provided enhanced resilience...

COP31: Australian appointed youth champion as Türkiye sets dates

The 31st session of the Conference of the Parties...