Yearly Archives: 2018

Agric & Biotech

Lagos council sets aside 10 acres for rice farming

The Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State has set aside more than 10 acres for rice farming and processing to improve living standards...
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Water & Sanitation

Kano lauds residents on sustainability of sanitation culture

The Kano State Commissioner for environment, Dr Ali Makoda, has commended Kano residents for sustaining the sanitation culture over the past years. The Commissioner made...
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Water & Sanitation

New WaterAid scheme in Bauchi to ‘go beyond just providing toilets and taps’

The Abuja-based WaterAid Nigeria on Friday, January 26, 2018 announced the commencement of a new project aimed at highlighting how essential clean water, basic...
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GCF, UNEP seek to fortify the Gambia against droughts, floods

The Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources of the Gambia, Lamin Dibba, has said that a Green Climate Fund (GCF)-funded adaptation project...
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Climate Change

Paris Agreement: UN opens Talanoa Dialogue portal

The UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat on Friday, January 26, 2018 launched a new portal to support the Talanoa Diaologue, an international conversation in which...
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Climate Change

Companies to commit to science-based climate targets

In an effort to spur further climate action at this year’s Global Climate Action Summit (Summit) in September and at the United Nations Climate...
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Water & Sanitation

Government inaugurates 14-member committee to implement water resources master plan

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, on Friday, January 26, 2018 inaugurated a 14-member Policy Advisory Committee to help in implementing the...
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Health

Malaria remains Africa’s major health care problem

The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) said Friday, January 26, 2018 that the malaria epidemic remains Africa’s major health care challenge. AU...
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Oil & Gas

Nigeria’s oil reserves dropped to 37.01bn barrels in January – NUPRC

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the nation’s crude oil and condensates reserves dropped to 37.01 billion...
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Health

Researchers find link between ultra-processed foods and infertility in women

Women who consume lower amounts of ultra-processed foods have higher odds of conceiving, according to new research from McMaster...
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Despite increased LG allocation, Oyo community cut off due to bridge abandoned 10 years ago

For over 10 years, residents of Ifelodun Community, in Oke-Odo, under the Ona-Ara Local Government Area of Oyo State,...

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Oil & Gas

Nigeria’s oil reserves dropped to 37.01bn barrels in January – NUPRC

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the...
Health

Researchers find link between ultra-processed foods and infertility in women

Women who consume lower amounts of ultra-processed foods have...