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Monthly Archives: November, 2017

Ahead harmattan season, campaign against bush burning intensifies

An ecologist, Mr Abdullahi Aremu, has called on the government and other stakeholders to sensitise Nigerians to the dangers of bush burning, just as...

Foundation urges government to keep promise on funding response to HIV/AIDS

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) on Monday, November 27, 2017 urged the Federal Government and other stakeholders to fulfil their pledge to fund the...

EU member states meet to break glyphosate deadlock as deadline looms

A Committee of European Union Member States is met on Monday, November 27, 2017 to discuss a licence extension for the controversial weedkiller glyphosate. The EU licence for glyphosate will...

Killer herders, Boko Haram products of ‘odd environment’

Not taking care of the environment and thus allowing it to deteriorate has been fingered as the root of the upsurge of dissidents in...

More HIV positive Nigerians to benefit from new antiretroviral drug

A new antiretroviral drug employed in the first line treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), will soon be rolled out to more Nigerians living...

Expert tasks businesses to leverage on technology

Executive Director, Sahara Group, Mr Tonye Cole, has tasked entrepreneurs on the need to exploit technology for information gathering toward enhancing business opportunities and...

300 women receive vegetable seeds, farm implements in Delta

At least 300 women in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State have been empowered with vegetable seeds and farm implements, an aide to...

N10b farmers-to-finance fund will reduce poverty – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Saturday, November 25, 2017 that the newly inaugurated N10 billion Farmers-to-Finance-Mutual Funds would help reduce poverty and support...

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Informal lead, gold mining contributing to widespread poisoning in Nigeria – Study

Artisanal lead mining in Nigeria is responsible for airborne lead exposures that are 10 times the U.S. Permissible Exposure...
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ACReSAL’s week-long Lagos retreat to review project implementation progress

The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project is currently hosting a high-level retreat to review project implementation progress,...

Govt commences power distribution companies’ overhaul with two underperforming DisCos

The Federal Government has begun moves to initiate sweeping reforms aimed at revitalising Nigeria’s electricity distribution sector, starting with...

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Informal lead, gold mining contributing to widespread poisoning in Nigeria – Study

Artisanal lead mining in Nigeria is responsible for airborne...

ACReSAL’s week-long Lagos retreat to review project implementation progress

The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project is...
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