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Monthly Archives: October, 2021

Cooking gas: Consumers resort to firewood over rising cost

Some residents of the South East Zone of the country have vowed to resort to firewood and charcoal if prices of cooking gas continue...

Govt begins spray to prevent quelea birds invasion in Jigawa

The Federal Government has commenced a two-week aerial spray in Jigawa State to control invasion of quelea birds. The Special Assistant on Community Development and...

Group to end open defecation in 43-year-old Cross River school

An international faith-based group, Universal Men’s Fellowship, on Monday, October 18, 2021 laid the foundation stone for the construction of toilets in 43-year-old Government...

Govt installs solar power street lights in Dutse varsity

The Federal Government has begun the installation of 96 solar-power street light at the Federal University Dutse (FUD) in Jigawa State. The Vice Chencellor of...

Nigeria, World Bank to raise $30m for vaccine plant

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria and the World Bank are collaborating to raise $30 million to finance a vaccine plant. Osinbajo spoke on Monday,...

LAWMA takes community clean-up campaign initiative to Epe

The Chairman of Epe Local Government, Ms Surah Animashaun, has promised to work with the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) by mobilising residents to...

Poland, Iraq, Zimbabwe ratify Minamata Convention

Poland, Iraq and Zimbabwe are latest countries to become members of the Minamata Convention on Mercury. Poland on September 30, 2021deposited its instrument of ratification...

World Food Day: Food waste, threat to food security – Minister

The Federal Government says one of the greatest threat to food security in Nigeria is food wastages from farm to table. The Minister of Agriculture...

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INC-4: Delegates seek global treaty to curb plastic pollution scourge

“We need to throw away this throw-away culture!” This statement encapsulated the sentiment driving delegates’ commitment to end plastic pollution...
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Edwin Clark University to address environmental issues in Niger Delta – VC

The Edwin Clark University (ECU) says it has made breakthrough research into environmental and industrial chemistry. Vice Chancellor of the...

Climate disasters: UN to prioritise early warning systems by 2027

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says the UN will prioritise early warning systems against climate disasters globally by 2027. Dr...

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INC-4: Delegates seek global treaty to curb plastic pollution scourge

“We need to throw away this throw-away culture!” This statement...

Edwin Clark University to address environmental issues in Niger Delta – VC

The Edwin Clark University (ECU) says it has made...
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