Yearly Archives: 2020

FAO seeks $40m for anti-locust fight in East Africa, Yemen

UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 it was seeking a further $40 million (4.46 billion shillings) to intensify...

Experts highlight economic benefits of wood, plastic wastes

Some experts on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 highlighted the economic benefits of wastes generated from wood and plastic, which they said that entrepreneurs could...

NEMA stops Magboro gas pipeline leakage

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that the gas pipeline leakage which occurred at Magboro in Ogun State has been stopped. The agency...

UN declares 2021 International Year of Fruits and Vegetables

Fruits and vegetables are the cornerstone of a healthy and varied diet, says the United Nations as the world body declared 2021 the International...

Removal of customs tariffs will improve deployment of solar generation in Nigeria – Melbourne

Speaking at the Energy Sustainability e-Summit held on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, Sean Melbourne, Head of Climate Change & Energy, West Africa, British High...

NDCs from UK, Switzerland, Costa Rica reiterate net zero goals

In recent news about nationally determined contributions (NDCs), the UK has submitted its first NDC to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...

Global movement scaling towards compulsory climate literacy adoption at COP26

 Since its launch just two months ago, the international campaign to secure stepped up ambition on climate education and support the growth of the...

World Bank approves $1.5bn COVID-19 recovery, stimulus for Nigeria

The World Bank Group has approved a $1.5 billion package to help build a resilient recovery post-COVID-19 in Nigeria. This is according to a statement...

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WHO, Africa-CDC say Africa facing widening malaria funding gap

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention say Africa is facing a...
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10m farmers to receive soil advisory services by 2027, says govt

The Federal Government says no fewer than 10 million farmers will receive soil test-based advisory services by 2027 to...

Publisher bags Media Personality Award in Lagos

The Publisher of August24news.com, Mr. Ajagbe Adeyemi Teslim, has been bestowed with the Media Personality of the Year Award...

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WHO, Africa-CDC say Africa facing widening malaria funding gap

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Africa Centres...

10m farmers to receive soil advisory services by 2027, says govt

The Federal Government says no fewer than 10 million...