Monthly Archives: May, 2018

AfDB approves $1.5m for Jigawa power project

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it has approved a grant of $1.5 million (about N540 million) to support power project in Jigawa State...

Technology, nutrition, urbanisation can end malaria, say physicians

Some medical doctors have recommended the deployment of modern technology, proper nutrition and urbanisation as a strategy to reduce malaria burden and eventually eradicate...

Bonn talks: Talanoa Dialogue opening ushers in Pacific approach to raising ambition

The opening meeting of the Talanoa Dialogue took place in Bonn, Germany during the week, inviting all participants to share stories around climate ambition...

Why man should care about the environment

The environment around us is an essential part of human survival. I like to believe that people who do not care about the environment...

Bonn talks: Agriculture gets fresh breath of air

Farmers are among the first victims of climate change as they rely on the weather and the environment in its entirety for their production...

Expert urges caution in adopting agricultural biotechnology

An agriculturist, Mr Ismail Olawale, has called for restraint in efforts to adopt and practice agricultural biotechnology in the nation. Agricultural biotechnology, also known as...

Climate change: Lesotho women advocate gender-based responses

A group of women in Thabaneng, Mafeteng, about 75 kilometres south-west of Maseru in Lesotho, seems unhappy with the side-lining of women’s development needs...

Group wants organic agriculture system supported

The Ecological Organic Agriculture (EOA) has requested the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Audu Ogbeh, to champion organic agriculture system in West...

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Cross River Assembly passes open defecation prohibition bill, Lagos apprehends five offenders

The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a bill prohibiting open defecation. The bill aims to outlaw open...
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Lagos launches online system for building permit

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has launched an electronic system that will simplify the process of obtaining physical...

Nigeria committed to sustainability of biosphere reserves, ecological research – FRIN DG

Director-General, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Prof. Zacharia Yaduma, says Nigeria is strengthening policy and legal frameworks to...

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Cross River Assembly passes open defecation prohibition bill, Lagos apprehends five offenders

The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed...

Lagos launches online system for building permit

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has launched an...