Monthly Archives: May, 2018

Olomola’s passing: Foundation inducts award, establishes poverty alleviation centre

The Amos Oluwafemi Olomola Memorial Foundation, in commemoration of two years of the passing of Dr Femi Olomola, has inducted an annual award at...

Kano unveils N98b five-year water plan

The Kano State Government has unveiled a five-year water development plan that would cost over N98 billion. Commissioner for Water Resources, Alhaji Usman Riruwai, who...

Zamfara expends N9.2b on 30 water projects

Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’aziz Yari, says his administration has spent over N9.2 billion on 30 water projects across the state. Yari disclosed this on...

WHO deploys 39 personnel to control cholera outbreak in Adamawa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has deployed 39 staff to contain the outbreak of cholera in Mubi North and Mubi South South Local Government...

GCF, AfDB to light up Sahel under ‘Desert to Power’ programme

The Green Climate Fund, the African Development Bank and Africa50 investment fund are collaborating to bring solar energy to the Sahel, in support of...

Menstrual Hygiene Day: Nigerians told to do away with myths, taboos on menstruation

Stakeholders have advised Nigerians to do away with myths and practices associated with menstruation to enable women and girls manage their monthly cycles safely.   They...

Charlevoix 2018: Why G7 should provide clear signal for climate action

From June 8 to 9, 2018, Canada will be hosting this year's G7 Summit. In advance of the meeting, the Executive Secretary of UN...

Menstrual Hygiene Day: WaterAid clamours better toilets, accurate information about periods

Around the world, one in three girls face inadequate toilets, and many others face social and cultural limits when on their periods. On the occasion...

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Deforestation lowers threshold for Amazon degradation to below 2°C warming – Study

Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into degraded forest or savannah-like ecosystems at 1.5-1.9°C of global warming...
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African actors adopt Addis Ababa Declaration, call for transformative action for SDGs, Agenda 2063

African stakeholders, including ministers, senior officials, experts and experts and representatives of civil society, adopted the Addis Ababa Declaration...

How agriculture restored peace between farmers, pastoralists in Plateau

In nearly every community I have worked in across Plateau State, I have heard some version of the same...

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Deforestation lowers threshold for Amazon degradation to below 2°C warming – Study

Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into...

African actors adopt Addis Ababa Declaration, call for transformative action for SDGs, Agenda 2063

African stakeholders, including ministers, senior officials, experts and experts...