Monthly Archives: January, 2018

Nigerian government urged to ratify Bamako Convention

As preparations reach top gear for the Second Meeting of Conference of the Parties of the Bamako Convention (Bamako COP2) scheduled to take place...

Government to establish cattle colonies to curb farmers-herdsmen crisis

The Federal Government says it will soon commence the establishment of cattle colonies in the states to check increasing cases of farmers-herdsmen clashes in...

Expert calls for huge investment in solar energy

An ecologist, Mr Habib Omotosho, has urged the Federal Government and other stakeholders to invest in solar energy to assist the nation in its...

Zambia declares curfew in Lusaka slum struck by cholera

The Zambian Government has declared a  curfew in a poor Lusaka township badly affected by a cholera outbreak that has killed 58 people across...

Closing gender gap for economic growth, poverty alleviation

Successive governments have formulated and implemented policies to develop the Nigerian economy, with the present administration determined to do more by diversifying from oil and...

FADAMA III spends N197m on irrigation dam in Niger

The FADAMA III Additional Financing in Niger State, on Monday, January 8, 2018 said it had spent N197 million on the rehabilitation of irrigation...

FADAMA coordinator urges youths to engage in agriculture

Coordinator of the FADAMA scheme in Anambra State, Mr Chukwuka Egbueh, has called on the youth to engage in farming so as to support...

Civil society asked to join in campaign to end fossil fuel subsidy

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have been called upon to engage in campaigns that expose all government subsidies to fossil fuel corporations, and work to...

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Africa’s critical minerals: Mwenda calls for bold shift from extraction to regional industrialisation

As Africa prepares for the 12th session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD‑12) holding from April...
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Intermittent blockades disrupt Drummond coal port in Santa Marta

A coalition of activists, land defenders, maritime communities, and allied organisations on Monday 27, 2026, disrupted operations at the...

California, Massachusetts join IUCN

The U.S. states of California and Massachusetts have become Members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). They...

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Intermittent blockades disrupt Drummond coal port in Santa Marta

A coalition of activists, land defenders, maritime communities, and...