Yearly Archives: 2024

Leveraging genome editing to boost food production in Nigeria

The Heads of States and Government of the African Union met in June 2014, in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, and adopted two decisions and two...

Flood: 15,000 households for Special Intervention in Borno

No fewer than 15,000 most vulnerable households affected by 2022/23 flood are to benefit from Federal Government Special National Economic and Livelihood Emergency Intervention...

Elephant trafficking: Nigeria destroys 2.5 tonnes of confiscated wildlife stockpiles

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) in Nigeria has destroyed a total of 2.5 tonnes of confiscated wildlife stockpiles – ivories...

Tomori calls for assessment, maintenance of COVID-19 infrastructure

Nigerian Virologist, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, has called for the assessment and maintenance of COVID-19 infrastructures across the country. Tomori, who is also the Chairman of...

Army destroys 233 illegal refineries in four states in 2023 – GOC

The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, destroyed 233 illegal refineries during “Operation Still Waters 3’’ in four states in 2023. The refineries were destroyed...

Activists express concern over oil industry veteran’s appointment to lead COP29

The appointment of Azerbaijan’s Ecology Minister, Mukhtar Babayev, to preside over the upcoming UN climate change conference to be held in Baku from November 11 to...

Donald Ikenna: Babayev’s appointment a challenge to COP29’s credibility

The appointment of Mukhatar Babayev, a former head of Azerbaijan's oil company SOCAR, as the COP29 President-Designate, raises several noteworthy considerations. With over 26 years...

Nnimmo Bassey: What hopes for COP29 led by an oil mogul?

For some years we have seen vested interests grabbing the COP. This started through heavy sponsorship by fossil fuels companies, and metamorphosed into taking...

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Cross River Assembly passes open defecation prohibition bill, Lagos apprehends five offenders

The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a bill prohibiting open defecation. The bill aims to outlaw open...
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Lagos launches online system for building permit

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has launched an electronic system that will simplify the process of obtaining physical...

Nigeria committed to sustainability of biosphere reserves, ecological research – FRIN DG

Director-General, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Prof. Zacharia Yaduma, says Nigeria is strengthening policy and legal frameworks to...

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Cross River Assembly passes open defecation prohibition bill, Lagos apprehends five offenders

The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed...

Lagos launches online system for building permit

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has launched an...