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Monthly Archives: January, 2021

Institute to boost biofuel research with 84 hectares Jathropa plantation

The Nigeria Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Zaria, says  it has acquired 84 hectares of land for Jathropa plantation to boost biofuel research. Dr Bayero...

Campaigners want Philippines to cease ‘judicial harassment’ of Windel Bolinget

Front Line Defenders (FLD), a human rights organisation, has urged the authorities in the Philippines to immediately cease the investigation and drop all charges...

Implications of UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2021 for Africa: Incentivising nature-based solutions uptake

“One who causes others misfortune also teaches them a lesson” and, “if you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents.” These African...

Oye-Ekiti community lauds govt for N920m gully erosion control project

The people of Oye-Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State have lauded the Federal Government for its intervention in the community, to...

New NABDA DG outlines vision, tasks coordinators on mandate delivery

The new Director General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof Abdullahi Mustapha, has tasked coordinators of the agency’s Bioresources Development Centres (BDCs)...

California health official urges pause in Moderna vaccination after allergic reactions

California’s State Epidemiologist, Dr Erica Pan, called for pausing administration of Moderna’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine due to a high-than-usual number of severe allergic reactions “A...

School of Ecology: HOMEF partners with Ecole Urbaine de Lyon

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) will be partnering with Ecole Urbaine de Lyon in hosting her first School of Ecology (SoE) for 2021. The...

ABU starts research into flood resistant maize – Director

The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has started research into the  development of maize varieties that can withstand flood...

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NCDMB receives N450m interim dividend from Waltersmith modular refinery

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Monday, April 29, 2024, announced that it received an interim...
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10 dead from heatwave in Bangladesh

No fewer than 10 people – eight men and two women – have died in a week in Bangladesh...

Abuja Council hands over staff to police for illegally felling trees

The Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Federal Capital Territory Administration, has handed over to the police, a staff of...

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NCDMB receives N450m interim dividend from Waltersmith modular refinery

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on...

10 dead from heatwave in Bangladesh

No fewer than 10 people – eight men and...
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