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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...

Exhibition held in Accra to raise conservation profile of Atewa Forest

Conservation activists led by A ROCHA Ghana, demanding that the Atewa Range Forest Reserve should be excluded from mining and left as a protected area, have...

$93m Gambia-Senegal link bridge to boost trade, reduce travel time

Cars, trucks and pedestrians plied the new bridge linking the Gambia and Senegal on Thursday, January 31, 2019, ushering in a new era of...

Concern over poor implementation of urban planning law

A legal practioner, Awa Kalu, has decried a drawback in the implementation of the Nigerian Urban and Regional Planning Act of 2004 by the Nigerian Institute...

World Wetlands Day 2019: Wetlands and climate change

Observed on Saturday, February 2, 2019, this year’s World Wetlands Day under the theme of “Wetlands and Climate Change” highlights the importance of healthy and intact...

Agony of plantation workers in war-torn Anglophone Cameroon

Cameroon’s plantations workers have become targets as the country wages a war on armed separatists in the English-speaking regions of Northwest and Southwest. Investigative journalist, Arison...

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NUPRC warns public against fraudulent contract offers

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has warned the public against activities of fraudulent individuals who peddle contract...
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Alleged $25.5m debt: Court orders interim administration for Green Energy, Lekoil

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered an interim administration for Green Energy International Ltd. and Lekoil Oil...

Religious leaders, media executives seek ethical AI framework

Religious leaders have called for an inclusive and value-driven framework to regulate Artificial Intelligence (AI) development and deployment in...

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NUPRC warns public against fraudulent contract offers

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has warned...

Alleged $25.5m debt: Court orders interim administration for Green Energy, Lekoil

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered an...
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