Monthly Archives: September, 2018

Health

Buhari pledges Nigeria’s commitment to eradicate TB

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 in New York restated Nigeria’s commitment to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) as soon as possible. Buhari made the...

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Disaster Risk Management

Flood submerges over 200 houses in llorin, renders hundreds homeless

Flood wreaked havoc in Ilorin Township on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 as over 200 residential houses were submerged with hundreds of victims displaced and...

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Disaster Risk Management

Preventing flooding via pre-emptive, preventive measures

In recent times, flooding has been a recurrent problem in most parts of the world including Nigeria; there exist reports of flooding in some...

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Agric & Biotech

Bassey: Is there biosafety in Nigeria?

In his welcome words at a Media Training on Promoting Biosafety in Nigeria held on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 in Abuja, Director, Health of...

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Human Welfare

Rights defenders gain increased protection under new RSPO policy

Communities defending their human rights in areas of certified palm oil plantation will now be better protected under new policy announced by the RSPO...

admin - September 26, 2018

Agric & Biotech

AfDB invests $24b in African agriculture

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will be investing $24 billion in the African agriculture over the next 10 years to lift one billion people...

admin - September 26, 2018

Agric & Biotech

EU, FAO contribute $70m to strengthen global partnership against hunger

The European Commission (EU) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have contributed $70 million to scale up efforts to boost resilience to food crises...

admin - September 26, 2018

Renewable Energy