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Monthly Archives: March, 2021

13 CSOs vow to tackle water scarcity in Enugu

No fewer than 13 civil society organisations (CSOs) have resolved to tackle and end  water scarcity in Enugu State, especially within the metropolis. The water...

Kano approves creation of private layouts

The Kano State Government has approved that the private sector can now develop residential and other layouts in the state. Dr Zainab Braji, Permanent Secretary...

Lawsuits against NBMA, others are crucial, insists HOMEF

According to recent reports, the Director of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Rufus Ebegba, in a workshop organised for legal practitioners, was quoted...

‘I am better off as a farmer’ – story of a banker turned poultry farmer

Due to the popular misconceptions about agriculture, many young Africans have no interest in agribusiness ventures. Upon completing their academic pursuits, young graduates usually...

Oyo indefinitely suspends monthly sanitation exercise

The Oyo State Government has announced the suspension indefinitely of the last Saturday of the month environmental sanitation exercise and restriction of movement during...

UN adopts landmark framework to integrate natural capital in economic reporting

In a move that may reshape decision and policy-making towards sustainable development, the United Nations has adopted a new framework that includes the contributions...

Stakeholders to examine private sector role in design, implementation of Africa’s NDCs

Sustainable development and climate policy experts and other stakeholders from Nigeria and the United States will come together in a virtual event to discuss...

Reps task ministries on elimination of open defection

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Ministries of Health and Water Resources to prioritise rural water and sanitation projects to ensure...

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UCLG Africa: North Africa selects representatives for continental, global bodies

The pan-African organisation United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) held its Regional Caucus for North Africa...
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Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, says overcrowded communities in Nigeria, like those...

After 37 fatalities, Nigeria seals mine over deadly gas leak

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has ordered the sealing of mining located in Zuraq, Wase...

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UCLG Africa: North Africa selects representatives for continental, global bodies

The pan-African organisation United Cities and Local Governments of...

Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG),...
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