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Monthly Archives: February, 2018

Chinese researchers develop pesticide to reduce contamination in soil

Chinese researchers have developed a new pesticide with nano slow-releasing technology that can increase efficiency and decrease pollution in the soil. A team led by...

Adamawa farmers, herdsmen agree to cease hostilities

Farmers and herdsmen in Adamawa State have agreed to cease hostilities in order to give chance for a Peace and Reconciliation Committee to work...

China completes world’s longest cross-sea bridge

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge, the world's longest manmade sea crossing, in respect of which major construction work came to a close on December 31,...

Indonesia: Indigenous peoples’ rights key to forest preservation

The forests of Papua in Indonesia have been referred to as a last frontier, and those that live in and around them are instrumental in...

FCT communities, FAAN in face-off over access to water

Residents of some communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 protested lack of access to what they say is...

Government enlightens market women on Cleaner Lagos Initiative

The Lagos State Government, under its Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI), has called on traders to ensure that markets in the state are cleaner. Commissioner for...

Severe drought hits Southern Africa

Prolonged dry spell experienced across Southern Africa and the invasion of crop-eating worm are said to sharply affect harvests across the region, driving millions...

Centre blames farmers/herders clash on climate change

The Africa Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has attributed the farmers/herdsmen crisis in Nigeria to climate change. Coordinator of AFRICMIL, Mr Chido Onumah,...

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BATN Foundation commissions solar-powered borehole tó end 30-year water crisis in Kano community

 “For 30 years, we fetched water from far places, paying N100naira for a jerrican of water that wasn’t even...
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BATN Foundation, SwagCo flag off Maize Micro-Enterprise Project to empower Ekiti farmers

In a landmark move to boost food security and rural livelihoods, the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) in...

NBSAP: A welcome step toward food sovereignty, biosafety

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) commends the Federal Government for endorsing the revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action...

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