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Yearly Archives: 2017

Government offers N10.69b Green Bonds at 13.48% per annum

The Federal Government on Monday, December 18, 2017 offered for subscription by auction N10.69 billion worth of sovereign green bonds, the Debt Management Office...

JICA trains 40 AEPB, area council staff on waste management

The Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) has trained about 40 staff of Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), Town Development Department and Area Council Secretariat...

Parks service partners film corporation on wildlife documentaries

The Nigerian National Parks Service says it will partner with the Nigerian Film Corporation to produce the wildlife documentaries. Alhaji Ibrahim Goni, the Conservator-General of...

Ogun to spend N203.3m to control gully erosion in 2018

The Ogun State Government says it will spend N203.3 million to control gully erosion in 2018. Mr Bolaji Oyeleye, the State Commissioner for Environment, disclosed...

Sri Lanka to host next world wildlife conference in 2019

The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the global treaty that regulates wildlife trade,...

Governments agree on the contribution of traditional knowledge to global biodiversity policy

Delegates to the 10th  meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)...

New Urban Agenda: Niger, UN-Habitat sign MoU

An eight-man delegation from Niger State in Nigeria led by the Secretary to the State Government, Ibrahim Isa Ladan, visited the head offices of...

We produced 15m metric tonnes of rice this year, say farmers

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) on Sunday, December 17, 2017 said that it produced 15 million metric tonnes of rice this year. RIFAN...

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Nigeria to strengthen meteorology for sustainable national development

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it will advance meteorology to enhance sustainable development across the country. Meteorology is the...
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Climate change could halve areas suitable for cattle, sheep, goat farming by 2100 – Study

A new study conducted at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) shows that grassland-based grazing systems –...

Sierra Leone launches landmark soil health, digital mapping initiative

The Government of Sierra Leone has launched a new technical assistance programme to support digital soil mapping and site-specific...

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Nigeria to strengthen meteorology for sustainable national development

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it will advance...

Climate change could halve areas suitable for cattle, sheep, goat farming by 2100 – Study

A new study conducted at the Potsdam Institute for...
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