Monthly Archives: August, 2022

USAID: Smallholder farmers receive loans to boost food security

In response to the global food and nutrition crisis, USAID and Feed the Future, the U.S. government’s global food security initiative, is expanding efforts...

Three insurers distance themselves from controversial EACOP project

Insurance providers Argo Group and Axis Capital, both Lloyd’s of London members, and RSA Insurance Group Limited, a leading UK insurer, have informed the...

Policymakers review analysis for green recovery and transition in Nigeria’s agriculture, energy sectors

Researchers and high-level representatives from relevant ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, convened for a lunch meeting in Abuja to...

UNEP marks five years anniversary of Minamata Convention on Mercury

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has marked five years since the Minamata Convention on Mercury entered into force. UNEP, in a statement, said five...

NSPRI trains rural women farmers on post-harvest crops management

The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, started training for rural women farmers in the Northern part of the...

Group calls for establishment of Disaster Management Teams across Nigeria communities

An NGO, Christain Rural and Urban Development Association of Nigeria (CRUDAN), South-West zone, has called for the establishment of Disaster Management Teams across communities...

Minister assures park rangers of adequate support

The Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, assured rangers in the country’s national parks of continuous support to enhance biodiversity...

Nigeria inaugurates committee to promote clean energy technologies

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), Dr. Adeleke Mamora, has inaugurated a 13-member Project Steering Committee (PSC) of the United Nations Industrial...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...