The African Development Fund (ADF) has signed a significant concessional donor loan agreement with the Government of France to the tune of $253 million as support for the 14th replenishment of the Fund. Established in 1972, the ADF represents an enduring development partnership between African countries and donors. The Fund is part of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and helps to improve the ...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thick dust haze conditions over the central states of the county on Tuesday, January 2, 2017. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Monday also predicted in the range of 26 to 34 and 11 to 21 degrees Celsius respectively. The agency predicted that the Southern States would experience ...

This is 2018, a year that promises goodies to the environment. Aside the World Environment Day that comes up on June 5, there are other events environmentalists should look out for. One of them is Sustainability Strategy 2018 FIFA World Cup. Surprised that the world football federation is environment-friendly also? Wait for Russia 2018, which Nigeria is among the teams. ...

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has said that the the Light Rail System, which is under construction, will reduce traffic congestion and carbon emission in line with the administration’s policy on climate change. The president, who made the submission on Monday, January 1, 2018 in his New Year address to the nation, disclosed that the train service would stimulate economic ...

“Climate change is moving faster than we are. Inequalities are growing. We see horrific violations of human rights. Nationalism and xenophobia are on the rise.” Those were the disturbing words of UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Sunday, December 31, 2017 in a New Year message to the world. In the note, wherein the world’s premier civil servant expressed reservation of ...

The National President, Maize Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Bello Abubakar-Annur, says the union is planning to engage 500, 000 farmers in maize cultivation in the 2018 farming season across the country. Abubakar-Annur told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, January 1, 2018 in Sokoto that the figure was part of the target set by the association to complement ...