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Monthly Archives: September, 2021

Smoking in Nollywood and next generation of Nigerian youth

What seemed like an insignificant issue in 2007 when tobacco control activists screened 10 randomly selected movies and found out that the tobacco industry...

NiMet to deepen efforts at disseminating weather alerts to rural women

The Direct-General, Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Mansur Matazu, has promised to deepen efforts at disseminating weather alerts to rural women, to tackle weather-induced...

Video report: Stakeholders meet on ozone depleting substances

The meeting was organised by the National Ozone Office, Federal Ministry of Environment, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in assisting...

Why indigenous women are vital to climate action

The International Day of Indigenous Women celebrated annually on September 5 serves as a reminder that indigenous women play a leading role in...

Foundation worried at decline of vulture species

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has expressed worry at the decline of the vulture species in West Africa. Director-General of the foundation, Dr Muhtari Aminu-Kano,...

Govt asks Lagos to provide land for mass housing programme

The Federal Government has appealed to Lagos State Government to provide land for the take off of the present administration’s mass housing scheme in...

NEMA, stakeholders engage in flood mitigating actions in South-East

Environment stakeholders have embarked on flood mitigating actions and public education on adequate preparation to forestall the negative effects of flooding in Nigeria's South-East...

Why zoo culture is disappearing in Nigeria, by experts

Some experts have decried what they called disappearing zoo culture in the country, attributing it to poor maintenance of most zoological gardens and the...

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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...
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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...

Coalition commits to advancing climate justice in Nigeria

Nigeria Climate Justice Alliance (NCJA), a coalition of civil society organisations, community groups, youth movements, researchers, and media actors,...

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

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

After 37 fatalities, Nigeria seals mine over deadly gas leak

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake,...
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