Yearly Archives: 2018

$210m project to boost resilience of coastal communities in West Africa

The West African Coastal Areas (WACA) Resilience Investment Project, funded in part by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), has been approved by the World Bank Group Board. The regional project...

City-level action clamoured to address climate change

Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Maimuna Sharif, has stressed the importance of city-level action to address climate change. She made...

FAO approves ‘climate-friendly’ solar irrigation pumps for agriculture

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has approved solar powered irrigation system as new way to develop agriculture. The organisation made the disclosure in its...

Nigeria asked to enact policies to better manage population

Since the National Population Commission (NPC) revealed that the population of Nigeria has official reached 198 million, experts have lent their voices to its...

Don says artificial streams can help address herdsmen-farmers clashes

A don, Dr Luqman AbdurRaheem, has said that the creation of artificial streams can help address the perennial clashes between herdsmen and farmers in...

Why we’re against any form of privatisation – Baba Aye

Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), in collaboration with Public Services International (PSI) and The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service...

Strengthening climate resilience of livestock systems

Research scientists, government and non-governmental organisations’ representatives, entrepreneurs and pastoralists from Kenya, Senegal and Burkina Faso met recently to share knowledge and experiences so...

NDDC to generate 7,000 megawatts of electricity for Niger Delta region

The Nigeria Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it has plans to generate 7,000 megawatts of electricity to improve power supply and boost economic activities in...

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Darma, new minister, pledges to tackle housing deficit with innovation

President Bola Tinubu on Friday, April 24, 2026, administered the oath of office to Dr Muttaqha Darma as the...
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AU, EU unveil €100m initiatives to boost Africa’s health security, others

The African Union and the European Commission have unveiled new health initiatives worth over €100 million to strengthen health...

Middle East crisis disrupts international natural gas markets, delays global LNG supply wave

The global natural gas market outlook has been significantly altered by the conflict in the Middle East, according to...

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Darma, new minister, pledges to tackle housing deficit with innovation

President Bola Tinubu on Friday, April 24, 2026, administered...

AU, EU unveil €100m initiatives to boost Africa’s health security, others

The African Union and the European Commission have unveiled...