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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Era of dormant oil licences over – NUPRC

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the era of companies holding on to their prospecting oil licences...
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38 rangers complete intensive training to safeguard Okomu National Park

Thirty-eight newly trained rangers on Friday, March 13, 2026, graduated from a six-week intensive training programme designed to strengthen...

Grid-connected power plants generate 4,102MWh in February – NERC

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Friday, March 13, 2026, said that grid-connected power plants recorded an average...

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Era of dormant oil licences over – NUPRC

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the...

38 rangers complete intensive training to safeguard Okomu National Park

Thirty-eight newly trained rangers on Friday, March 13, 2026,...