Monthly Archives: May, 2018

Obasanjo canvasses for biotechnology to end hunger

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that without innovative advances such as biotechnology in agriculture, global efforts at ending hunger would remain a mirage...

Two Congo Ebola patients attended church with 50 people before dying – MSF

Two Democratic Republic of Congo Ebola patients who fled hospital in the city of Mbandaka on Monday attended a prayer meeting with 50 people...

Ebola in DRC may spread nationally, internationally – WHO

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains on an “epidemiological knife-edge” regarding the spread of the deadly Ebola disease, in spite of the...

Housing deficit blamed on frequent change in policies

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, has blamed the 17 million housing deficit in Nigeria on policy somersaults...

Nigeria intensifies screening at airports to stem Ebola

Following Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa, the Federal Government has increased surveillance in all airports to forestall the re-occurrence...

Review of Bauchi WASH policy long overdue, say stakeholders

Stakeholders in the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector in Bauchi State on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 resolved to review the state’s WASH policy. The...

Group condemns killing of anti-pollution protesters in India

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), has strongly condemned the killing of protesters in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. The residents of the area were protesting...

CIFOR, Mongabay partner to improve forest research communication

The Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), a scientific organisation that researches ways to better manage and preserve the planet’s tropical forests, and Mongabay, a leading environmental...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...