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Monthly Archives: January, 2021

Boosting food security in Africa via adoption of genetically modified crops

In a 2012 article published by the United Nations University, titled: “Are Transgenic Crops Safe? GM Agriculture in Africa’’, the anchor man, Dr Ademola...

Bayelsa community laments as Conoil spill leaves trail of dead fish

Three months after an oil spill that occurred from a facility operated by the Consolidated Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited (Conoil) in Sangana Community,...

Nigerian ‘WASH’ advocate bags Africa Youth Award

Founder, Water with Development (WaterWide), Mr Wilson Atumeyi, has bagged the 2020 Africa Youth Awards. Atumeyi, who is a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) advocate,...

Stemming the tide of open defecation: The Kwara approach

Globally, Nigeria is ranked second after India on the rung of countries with the highest prevalent rate of open defecation practice, and the first...

COVID-19 vaccination: Scientists caution govt

As Nigeria prepares to receive its first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines, two scientists have cautioned the Federal Government against a mass COVID-19 vaccination plan. Minister...

Mining Nigeria through economic diversification

Organised mining began in Nigeria in 1902, when the Mineral Survey of the Northern Protectorate was created by the British colonial government.  A year later,...

Finland confirms first adverse reaction to COVID-19 vaccine

The Finnish Medicines Agency says it has received the first report of an adverse reaction to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against coronavirus. This is coming one...

Five family members die of carbon monoxide poisoning in Kenya

A middle-aged couple and their three children were found dead on Saturday, January 2, 2021 inside their house in Githurai 45 area, Kiambu County,...

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Ghana’s biosafety authority: Granting GMO import permits to be based on regulations, international best practices

Clearly, it will not be out of place to declare April 2024 as “the month of Genetic Engineering GE)”...
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Stakeholders advocate increased budget to fight impacts of climate change

Stakeholders in the environment sector have called for increased budget allocation to fight the impacts of climate change in...

Domestic ivory markets must not be reopened – EPI Foundation

The EPI Foundation, the secretariat to the 24 African member states of the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI), has expressed...

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