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Monthly Archives: August, 2018

El-Miskin camp: Where idleness pushes girls to early marriage

It was neither a Saturday nor a Sunday. And it wasn’t in the evening. It was a weekday during school hours, at a time...

World food prices down 3.7% in July, says FAO

World food prices fell 3.7 per cent in July from the month before with declines seen across all crop types, the United Nations food...

Flood claims 38 lives in India

Flooding in India’s north eastern state of Assam has affected around 60,000 people and claimed no fewer than 38 lives, local government officials said...

NESREA urged to tackle environmental concerns in Taraba

Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State on Thursday, August 2, 2018 urged the new Field Office of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement...

Visionscape upgrades transfer loading stations to boost waste disposal

Visionscape Sanitation Solutions (VSS) says it has closed two of its Transfer Loading Stations (TLS) in Lagos for upgrade to accelerate waste management in...

Zookeeper to be interrogated for faking a Zebra

Egyptian authorities have referred a zookeeper in Cairo to a public prosecutor for interrogation over allegedly having painted stripes on a donkey to make...

World Ranger Day: Are the poachers winning?

Several patriots die unrewarded in Nigeria, as well as, in other countries. In some cases, no names or record are made public by the...

Gambian minister calls for concerted effort in chemicals management

Gambian Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources, Lamin Dibba, has called on the populace of the country to put up concerted efforts...

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Don, stakeholders call for stronger enforcement of environmental laws in Niger Delta

A lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt, Prof. Ibibia Worika, has called for stronger implementation of legal and...
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Nigeria’s obesity crisis: Experts urge immediate action

Nigeria is experiencing a rising obesity epidemic, prompting healthcare experts to urge immediate action to prevent, manage, and mitigate...

Diesel passes €2 per litre in Germany due to war in Iran

The price of diesel in Germany has climbed to more than €2 ($2.32) per litre as a result of...

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Don, stakeholders call for stronger enforcement of environmental laws in Niger Delta

A lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt, Prof....

Nigeria’s obesity crisis: Experts urge immediate action

Nigeria is experiencing a rising obesity epidemic, prompting healthcare...
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