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Monthly Archives: January, 2019

NEMA seeks partnership on disaster management

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has sought partnership with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on disaster control and management. Mr. Eugene Yenlong, NEMA North Central...

Food packaging said to be safer in glassware than plastics

An ecologist, Mr Richard Inyamkume, says that it is safer to use glassware in packaging or storing food instead of plastic materials. Inyamkume, the Executive Director,...

UN agency helps Sri Lanka fight pest damaging maize cultivation

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has stepped in to assist Sri Lanka control a worm that has spread throughout the country damaging maize cultivation. The worm...

Concern over spate of unethical water extraction in Nigeria

International experts in water sector have expressed worry over unprofessional and unscientific extraction of water resources through mass drilling of boreholes across the country. They made the...

Public institutions urged to provide toilets to curb open defecation

The Head of Department, Environment, Bwari Area Council, FCT, Mr Timothy Nwanna, has appealed to institutions to provide toilets for their customers to curb indiscriminate open...

Guterres describes SDGs as blueprint for world’s prosperity

The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, says prosperity, dignity and a healthy planet can best be achieved through implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as...

Finland ranks first in the Good Country Index

Finland ranked first in the Good Country Index published on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, Ambassador of Finland to Nigeria, Dr Jyrki Pulkkinen, said in a statement...

Study to determine source of Delhi’s air pollution launched

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), in association with the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the leading instrumentation company Horiba, Ltd has launched a...

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IUCN, CGIAR sign MoU to transform global food systems

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and CGIAR have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen...
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Dangote Refinery to supply 65m litres of petrol daily

In what looks like a landmark shift for Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector, Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals will supply...

Geoinformation society seeks govt support to boost women’s participation in geospatial technology

The Geoinformation Society of Nigeria (GEOSON), Oyo State Chapter, has urged governments at all levels to provide targeted support...

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IUCN, CGIAR sign MoU to transform global food systems

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and...

Dangote Refinery to supply 65m litres of petrol daily

In what looks like a landmark shift for Nigeria’s...
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