Monthly Archives: July, 2018

Human Welfare

UNDP, Japan distribute agriculture inputs, solar lanterns in Adamawa communities

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Japan have launched the distribution of agricultural inputs and solar lanterns to communities ravaged by...

admin - July 26, 2018

Science & Tech

Mars to make closest approach to Earth on July 31 – NASA

Mars will make its closest approach to Earth in 15 years on July 31, which means the red planet will be shinier and bigger...

admin - July 26, 2018

Sustainable Devpt

Forum to highlight postal sector’s contribution to SDGs

How to release the postal sector’s immense potential in service delivery and profitability is the topic of the Universal Postal Union’s Ministerial Strategy Conference...

admin - July 26, 2018

Climate Change

Britain records hottest day of the year

Britain recorded its hottest day of the year on Thursday, July 26, 2018 as a report warned that a heatwave blamed for more than...

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Science & Tech

Nigeria to experience longest total lunar eclipse on Friday

Nigeria will on the night of Friday, July 27, 2018 experience a spectacular total lunar eclipse, which will last for one hour, Prof. Augustine...

admin - July 26, 2018

Conservation

Endangered pygmy elephant shot dead in Borneo

A pygmy elephant was shot dead on Borneo island after it destroyed villagers' crops, a Malaysian wildlife official said on Thursday, July 26, 2018,...

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Climate Change

July sees extreme weather with high impacts

Extreme weather, including record temperatures and heatwaves, drought and disastrous precipitation, has marked the first half of summer in the northern hemisphere. This has...

admin - July 26, 2018

Renewable Energy

Bio-fuels plant, jobs coming soon, NNPC pledges

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 pledged that more than five million jobs would soon be created to alleviate...

admin - July 25, 2018

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