Yearly Archives: 2018

CSOs back cattle colonies, say they will end herdsmen/farmers clashes

The Network of Nigeria Civil Society Organisations said on Thursday, January 18, 2018 that it was in support of the Federal Government’s move to...

Kano to spend N500m as counterpart funding for erosion project

The Kano State Government said it would spend N500 million in 2018 as counterpart funding for the World Bank’s Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management...

Osinbajo inaugurates AfDB country office, hails $6b portfolio

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday, January 18, 2018 inaugurated the Country Office of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and hailed the bank’s $6...

19 tomato growers associations in Katsina get farm implements

The FADAMA III Additional Financing (AFII) Programme on Thursday, January 18, 2018 distributed farm implements to 19 tomato growers associations in Sandamu Local Government...

5,253 rural farmers benefit from FADAMA intervention in Anambra

The Project Coordinator of FADAMA in Anambra State, Mr Chucks Egbueh, says 5, 253 farmers benefitted from the various interventions of the FADAMA III...

20-year-old herdsman in court in Benue over alleged open grazing

The Police on Thursday, January 18, 2018 arraigned a 20-year-old cattle header, Ibrahim Yau, at a Makurdi Magistrates’ Court for alleged criminal conspiracy and...

Protected areas threatened by overexploitation, human activity – Study

Protected areas across the world are most threatened by unsustainable resource use and human disturbance, a new study has found. The authors of this paper, published this...

New Zealand increases testing for cattle disease spread

A testing and tracing regime for the bacterial infection Mycoplasma bovis, found in New Zealand’s cattle, has been increased, officials said. New Zealand would provide...

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NiMet urges private sector investment in weather, climate services

Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike, has urged the private sector to increase investment in...
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Why I’m contesting for senatorial seat – Onuigbo

A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Chief Sam Onuigbo, says he wants to become senator...

Brazil launches pilot project to replace diesel with renewable biofuel

Brazil has launched an ambitious pilot project to replace diesel with a renewable biofuel across its municipal vehicle fleet,...

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NiMet urges private sector investment in weather, climate services

Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles...

Why I’m contesting for senatorial seat – Onuigbo

A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia...