Monthly Archives: March, 2024

Agric & Biotech

AATF facilitates year-round crop research, seed storage at IAR with equipment donation

As part of efforts to advance agricultural research and ensuring food security, the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has donated state-of-the-art equipment to the...
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Climate Change

Nigerian media and combating climate disinformation

In one of my Sociology of Education classes, I learnt that the media is one of the agents of socialisation, which is to say...
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Water & Sanitation

Women engineers clean up Lagos markets, drains

The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), Lagos State Chapter, on Saturday, March 30, 2024, embarked on a clean-up of Darosha Market...
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Cover

Activists react as Lula, Macron commit to make climate action a ‘strategic priority’

Meeting in the Brazilian city of Belém on March 26, 2024, Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Emmanuel Macron of France...
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Climate Change

AfDB approves $50m loan to support climate resilience, improve livelihoods, boost food security in Yobe

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $50 million loan for the Yobe State Environmental and Climate...
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Human Welfare

A broken law: Nigeria’s Disability Act and PWDs battle for equality

Persons with disabilities in Nigeria may seem to have seen a significant degree of institutional relief when President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Discrimination against...
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Pollution

Air pollution: Egypt, Nigeria, SA are Africa’s most polluted countries – Report

Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa have emerged as Africa’s most polluted countries in terms of air pollution disease burden, with profound health consequences for...
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Renewable Energy

Chisom John: Shifting fuel subsidies to empower communities with renewable energy

In a world where reliable electricity is not a luxury but a necessity for everyday life, the citizens of many nations find themselves grappling...
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Climate Change

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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Climate Change

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...
Health

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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