Monthly Archives: December, 2017

Gambia commits to sound environmental management

The Minster of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources in Gambia, Lamin B. Dibba, has reiterated government`s unsolved commitment to sound environmental management, including...

Beneficiaries laud FADAMA livelihoods restoration scheme

The FADAMA III Second Additional Financing (AFII) programme, a World Bank intervention project, has been receiving widespread commendations for its efforts to boost food...

Zimbabwe intercepts Malaysia-destined ivory consignment

Zimbabwean wildlife officials have intercepted 200 kg of ivory worth more than $500,000 which was destined for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The state controlled Herald Newspaper...

Gates Foundation pledges $300m to help farmers in Africa, Asia

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $300 million (about N108 billion) in grants to support agricultural research which would help poor farmers...

$100m AfDB facility targets women, youth, SMEs in Mauritius

Thousands of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Mauritius will benefit from a $100 million loan to the country from the African Development Bank...

CBD, Future Earth collaborate to aid countries achieve conservation goals

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Future Earth on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 agreed to strengthen their collaboration around a...

Tobacco and the spirit of the season

The yuletide season has always been exploited by manufacturers of consumer goods to unveil new products to whet the appetite of an insatiable public....

World e-waste rises 8% by weight, incomes rise, prices fall

A new report on global e-waste – discarded products with a battery or plug – shows a staggering 44.7 million metric tonnes (Mt) generated...

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Finance Minister lauds NUPRC as daily production hits 1.84m

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has commended the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum...
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River Basin Authority to resume dam construction after 40 years

The Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority has restarted construction of the Kafin Zaki dam project, in Ningi Local Government Area...

Ghana boycotts Africa Energies Summit as industry pushes back against discrimination

Ghana has moved to boycott the upcoming Africa Energies Summit in London this May, a decision that reflects growing...

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Finance Minister lauds NUPRC as daily production hits 1.84m

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the...

River Basin Authority to resume dam construction after 40 years

The Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority has restarted construction...