Monthly Archives: September, 2022

Climate campaigners denounce John Kerry’s Africa statements

African climate campaigners have slammed President Joe Biden’s Special Climate Envoy, John Kerry, for showing what looks like a lack of comprehension of the...

FAO assures Nigeria of continuous support to boost food security

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has reassured Nigeria of its continuous support to boost food security and nutrition. The FAO...

Farmers count losses, as flood ravages 150,000ha farmlands in North-East Nigeria

Some farmers in the North-East have called for urgent intervention to avert hunger as flood ravages over 150,000 hectares (ha) of farmlands. The farmers, who...

UN’s Guterres says unstable world situation threatens global progress

Numerous crises and the unstable world situation are endangering global development, according to UN Secretary-General, António Guterres. “We meet at a moment of great peril...

Millions battle diarrhoea, infections in Pakistan’s flood-hit south

At least 500,000 children are among hundreds of thousands people who have been infected by water-borne diseases in Pakistan’s southern region after catastrophic floods,...

Concern amid UN moves to prevent catastrophic oil spill from stricken Yemeni tanker

Fears have continued to mount over the state of a decaying oil tanker moored off the Yemeni coast that is at risk of breaking...

2023: FTM advocates inclusion of SDGs in electoral campaigns

Follow The Money (FTM), a transparency and accountability network, has called on those seeking elective positions in the 2023 general elections to consider the...

Farmers to save N48b by adopting genetically modified beans   

Nigerian farmers spend over N48 billion per annum on the purchase of chemicals to fight a deadly pest that destroys and reduces harvest in...

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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...