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Monthly Archives: May, 2018

Adamawa cholera outbreak attributed to contaminated water

Health officials handling the outbreak of Cholera in Mubi town of Adamawa State have identified contaminated water as the major cause of the epidemic...

Biosafety agency in collaboration to boost staff capacity

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has signed a training agreement with the Italy-based International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) to boost...

World Bank, WHO partner to strengthen global health security

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has, in collaboration with the World Bank Group, launched the “Global Preparedness Monitoring Board”, a mechanism that will regularly...

Nigeria’s Bodo community claims win over Shell after UK court ruling

A British judge ruled on Thursday, May 24, 2018 that Nigeria’s Bodo community, which has been involved in a protracted legal battle with Shell...

Anambra signs N9b contract to restore six erosion sites

The Anambra State Government has signed N9 billion agreements with two foreign firms and one local firm for erosion-control works on six erosion sites...

Agricultural biotechnology won’t ensure food security, says HOMEF

It appears that in spite of the recent fracas between President Muhammadu Buhari and the former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, there is one issue on...

FAO calls for adequate preservation of forests

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has called for adequate preservation of forests and forest resources worldwide. Mr Ahmed Matane, Assistant FAO Country Representative (Programme)...

CBD at 25: Amid progress, more action needed to safeguard life on Earth

Opening with a traditional greeting from Charles Patton, a respected elder in the Mohawk Community of Kahnawa:ke, the 25th anniversary of the entry into force...

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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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