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Monthly Archives: October, 2018

National Parks are gene banks for genetic resources – Goni

Conservator General of the National Parks Service, Alhaji Ibrahim Goni, has described the seven parks across the country as the Gene Bank of genetic...

Global Fund announces $660m grant to tackle three diseases in Nigeria

The Global Fund, an international financing organisation, has announced an additional humanitarian grant of $660 million to tackle HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria epidemic in...

UN moves to Abuja ‘UN House’ eight years after bomb attack

The UN family in Nigeria says it has begun partial movement to the UN House Abuja, eight years after the Aug. 26, 2011 bombing...

Six states benefit from USAID urban water reform programme

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has inaugurated a new urban water and sanitation programme to support efforts of six states to improve...

Governor pledges commitment to afforestation programme

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo State says his administration is very much committed to sustaining the ongoing One Million Trees for Peace and Afforestation...

NCF seeks policy on forest recovery, preservation

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has called on the Federal Government to develop a policy framework to harness international forest recovery aids available to...

AfDB gives South Sudan $43.5m to fight hunger

The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 provided a grant of $43.5 million to South Sudan to help in the fight...

Nigeria’s IDP community where snakebites, cholera reign

Mariam Shuaibu is one of the 845 victims of insurgency residing at the Gongola Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp, in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital...

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NEMA urges flood-prone communities to embrace risk reduction

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged flood-affected communities to adopt improved environmental practices and disaster risk reduction,...
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Conference urges stronger collaboration against infectious diseases

The Nigerian Infectious Diseases Society (NIDS) has called for strengthened intersectoral collaboration to improve prevention, detection and control of...

Commissioner says law, vision, drive Lagos waterfront development

Lagos State Commissioner for Waterfront and Infrastructure Development, Mr. Dayo Alebiosu, says the state’s waterfront agenda is driven by...

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NEMA urges flood-prone communities to embrace risk reduction

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged flood-affected...

Conference urges stronger collaboration against infectious diseases

The Nigerian Infectious Diseases Society (NIDS) has called for...
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