Monthly Archives: February, 2019

No single formula for all forms of deforestation – Study

The world has been trying for decades to curb deforestation but continues to fail. Forests are still being cleared at high rates despite efforts by forested...

UK varsity partners FIIRO, others on Nigeria’s green economy transition

The University of Reading in the United Kingdom says it is partnering with the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO) to achieve green economy transition in Nigeria. Prof....

ECOWAS, AfDB sign $22.7m Abidjan-Lagos highway agreement

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), on Monday, February 4, 2019 signed a $22 million agreement for the...

SEMA sensitises community on fire, flood management in Kaduna

The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) with support of an NGO, Christian Aid, on Monday, February 4, 2019 sensitised a community in the state on...

Nigeria decries Cameroon’s denial of entry to 35,000 refugees

The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons has expressed concern over Cameroonian authorities’ decision to deny entry to 35,000 displaced persons from Nigeria’s state of Borno. Head of...

Activists seek to halt GM cowpea release, cassava field trials

A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) and farmers has denounced the recent approval for release of Bt cowpea (beans) for cultivation in Nigeria. The group is also...

Planners urge government to domesticate New Urban Agenda

The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has called on the Federal Government to domesticate the components of the New Urban Agenda. The 23rd National President...

A generation of unschooled Cameroonians, another generation of conflict?

Going to school in Cameroon Anglophone region has become a crime as an armed insurgency escalates, reports Arison Tamfu In November last year, Martha Lum and...

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Global Surveyors’ Day: Land surveyors identify peculiar challenges

The Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS) has identified inadequate land data and skill gaps in sustainability as key limitations...
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‘I will always reflect humility, integrity, honour’ – Onuigbo declares Abia Senatorial ambition

Speech by Rep. Sir Sam Ifeanyichukwu Onuigbo FCIS, FNIM, KJW (Odozi obodo Gburugburu) declaring his intention to contest for...

RDI urges govts to adopt gender-responsive strategies in water sector

Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI), an environmental non-governmental organisation, has called on the federal and state governments to adopt gender-responsive...

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Global Surveyors’ Day: Land surveyors identify peculiar challenges

The Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS) has identified inadequate...

‘I will always reflect humility, integrity, honour’ – Onuigbo declares Abia Senatorial ambition

Speech by Rep. Sir Sam Ifeanyichukwu Onuigbo FCIS, FNIM,...