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Monthly Archives: March, 2019

World Bank lauds Nigeria’s erosion, watershed management project

The World Bank on Thursday, March 14, 2019 commended the staff and management of Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) for effectively executing the project...

NEMA to partner NYSC on disaster management

The National Emergency Management Agency has advocated a closer collaboration with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on disaster management in the zone. Mr Fred Anusim, the...

Global school strikes for climate action planned in 1,600 cities

Youths around the world plan to skip school on Friday, March 15, 2019 to demand action on climate change in over 1,600 cities and towns...

Scientists carry out research on roots, tubers, banana seeds to improve yield

Some scientists from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, International Potato Centre in Peru and others are presently carrying out research on some...

REDD+ doesn’t reduce emissions, group insists

The much-vaunted initiative that entails mitigating climate change through reducing net emissions of greenhouse gases through enhanced forest management has once again come under criticism. REDD+, which stands for countries' efforts...

LAWMA to restore Lagos cleanliness

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says it is working with its blueprint towards restoring Lagos to its former status of the cleanest cities in Nigeria. The...

Why Africa must be wary of Big Polluters in Africa Climate Week

Sriram Madhusoodanan of Corporate Accountability and Philip Jakpor of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria in this preview of the Africa Climate Week holding next...

2019 Anchor Borrowers Programme targets 100,000 cotton farmers nationwide

The Federal Government has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) for 2019 is targeting 100,000 cotton farmers across the country. Hajiya...

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Climate change: Women engineers donate 100 tree seedlings to HJRBDA

The Managing Director of the Hadejia Jam’are River Basin Development Authority (HJRBDA), Rabiu Bichi, on Wednesday, December 31, 2025,...
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Group condemns NAFDAC sachet alcohol ban, calls it misguided

Integrity Advocacy for Development Initiative (IADI), a civil society organisation (CSO), has condemned the planned ban on alcohol in...

NNPC records N502bn Profit After Tax for November 2025

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has reported a Profit After Tax (PAT) of N502 billion in...

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Climate change: Women engineers donate 100 tree seedlings to HJRBDA

The Managing Director of the Hadejia Jam’are River Basin...

Group condemns NAFDAC sachet alcohol ban, calls it misguided

Integrity Advocacy for Development Initiative (IADI), a civil society...
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