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Monthly Archives: April, 2018

World Health Day: FCT needs additional 4,000 workers to meet demands

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary Health Care Development Board says nothing less than 4,000 additional health workers are needed to deliver effective and...

Mixed reactions trail selection of seven Nigerians for IPCC assessment report

Nigerian scientists have been reacting to the news that broke on Friday, April 6, 2018 that seven of their colleagues were included among the...

Mali president seeks unified approach to address climate change inequalities

President of the Republic of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, has called for a united approach to tackle the inequalities of climate change. He made the...

Group vows to resist proposed prison, cemetery in Ogoniland

The Ogoni Rights Advocates (ORA) is peeved that the Federal Government is contemplating building a massive prison and cemetery in Ogoniland, instead of the...

Nations meet for critical decision on shipping emissions

Countries need to chart an ambitious course limiting greenhouse gas emissions from shipping when they gather from Monday, April 9 to Friday, April 13,...

Herdsmen attacks, climate change threaten nation’s food security

A farmer, Mr Adolphus Ogbonna, has warned that food security may be threatened seriously in Nigeria in the near future because of persistent herdsmen...

Three $2.4m projects to spur SME development in Africa

Donors to the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) – consisting of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Government of Japan and the Government of...

World Health Day: AfDB wants strengthened health systems in Africa

On the occasion of World Health Day on Saturday, April 7, 2018, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for increased and more quality investments...

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Professionals tasked to be dedicated, innovative on preserving forests, addressing climate change

Director-General, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan, Prof. Zachariah Yaduma, has said enormous challenges facing the world in preserving forests...
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Failure of REA boss to appear before Reps described as ‘disrespectful’

The House of Representatives committee on Renewable Energy has mandated the Managing Director, Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abba Aliyu, to...

CSOs demand reform of Cross River forestry laws to curb deforestation, empower communities

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Cross River State have declared as obsolete the state’s forestry laws, citing this as reason...

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Professionals tasked to be dedicated, innovative on preserving forests, addressing climate change

Director-General, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan, Prof. Zachariah Yaduma,...

Failure of REA boss to appear before Reps described as ‘disrespectful’

The House of Representatives committee on Renewable Energy has...
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