Yearly Archives: 2020

SDGs: Group seeks women participation in governance

A group, Foundation for Gender Equality and Good Governance (GEGG), has advocated for active participation of women in governance to achieve the United Nations...

Thunberg stages climate strike at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate

Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg, on Friday, August 21, 2020 staged her latest climate strike in Berlin, protesting with dozens of other youngsters in...

Humanitarian Affairs Minister updates NEC on readiness for flood management

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Mrs Sadiya Farouq, has made a presentation to the National Economic Council on Flood Risk...

Technology can ease adaptation to effects of changing world, climate – Melbourne

Speaking at “ClimateLaunchPad NIGERIA” on Thursday, August 20, 2020, Head of Climate Change and Energy, West Africa, British High Commission, Sean Melbourne, emphasises that...

Greta, others meet Merkel: ‘You are robbing us of our future’

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, whose weekly school strikes for the climate sparked a global youth movement, on Thursday, August 20, 2020 met German Chancellor...

EU in advanced talks with biotech firm for 225m COVID-19 vaccine doses

The European Commission and German biotech firm, CureVac, on Thursday, August 20, 2020 said they had concluded a first round of talks for the...

Cashew as a non-oil income generating product

Cashew, botanically known as Anacardium Occidentale, was introduced to Nigeria by Portuguese explorers. But quickly became popular in 1950s when it was commercially planted...

Edo earmarks 100,000ha of land for oil palm cultivation

The Edo State Government of Nigeria has set out 100,000 hectares (ha) of land for oil palm cultivation by investors. Governor Godwin Obaseki made the...

Latest news

17 California State University campuses join statewide wildlife monitoring effort

In response to accelerating climate change and increasing human impacts on California’s landscapes, Cal Poly Humboldt and the U.S....
- Advertisement -spot_imgspot_img

Anambra commissioner tasks Nigerians on hydration amid intense heat

The Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, has urged Nigerians to ensure regular water intake to keep...

Why buildings keep collapsing in Nigeria, by builders

The Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) has attributed the recurring building collapse cases across the country to weak construction...

Must read

17 California State University campuses join statewide wildlife monitoring effort

In response to accelerating climate change and increasing human...

Anambra commissioner tasks Nigerians on hydration amid intense heat

The Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike,...