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Monthly Archives: July, 2019

Kenya to invest in climate-smart farming in arid lands

Kenya will channel investments towards climate-resilient farming in arid and semi-arid lands in order to achieve food security, an official said on Thursday, July 18, 2019. Hamadi...

Mandela Day: 350Africa, partners demand end to coal funding

“Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the action of human beings.” – Former South...

AfDB, FUNAAB, IITA convene Nigeria’s first Cassava Investment Forum

A new initiative by the African Development Bank (AfDB) appears to be unleashing the potential and power of cassava across the African continent, creating wealth and...

York varsity honours Bassey, 14 others

The University of York in the United Kingdom is honouring 15 leading figures across the globe this week. They are receiving honorary degrees during...

Campaigners label IUCN’s genetic engineering report ‘one-sided’

A sizeable team of civil society organisations has put the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to task, saying the body’s recent report...

Don clamours ‘Agripreneurship’ for sustainable agric education, practice

Vice Chancellor, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike (AE-FUNAI), Ebonyi State, Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba, has canvassed adjustment of the course content of agriculture related courses in...

Why draft reports shouldn’t be cited – IPCC

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has frowned at quotations from a draft of one of its reports making the rounds, saying that...

EU nominee von der Leyen pledges strong action against climate change

Ursula von der Leyen, the German candidate for President of the European Commission, on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 said she would put forward a green deal...

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Govt vows to mitigate climate disasters for sustainable development

The Federal Government has vowed to deepen efforts to tackle climate change and its attendant effects to accelerate sustainable...
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World Malaria Day: Benin, Liberia, Sierra Leone roll out malaria vaccine – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the Republic of Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone have launched a large-scale rollout...

GCIP, GEF, UNIDO celebrate second cohort of innovative cleantech startups

The Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP) Nigeria on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Lagos, under the second cohort of...

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Govt vows to mitigate climate disasters for sustainable development

The Federal Government has vowed to deepen efforts to...

World Malaria Day: Benin, Liberia, Sierra Leone roll out malaria vaccine – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the Republic of...
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