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Why farmers matter and must be listened to – Bassey

Nnimmo Bassey, director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), in a presentation at the Farmers’ Dialogue themed: “Promoting Biosafety in Nigeria” held in Benin...

Government urged to promote agric waste-to-wealth projects

An agricultural expert, Mr Tunji Owoeye, on Friday, September 21, 2018 urged the government to provide an enabling environment to attract potential investors to...

Conflicts, climatic shocks aggravate food insecurity in countries – FAO

Persistent conflicts and climate-related shocks are currently driving high levels of severe food insecurity, particularly in Southern African and Near East countries, which continue...

FAO launches five-year development plan for Kenya

The Food and Agricultural Organisation of the UN (FAO) has launched its Country Programming Framework plan for Kenya in the next five years. Gabriel Rugalema, FAO...

West, Central Africa rally against Fall Armyworm

A high-level meeting on controlling Fall Armyworm in west and central Africa has begun in Yaoundé, Cameroon. In attendance at the meeting, organised by the...

Nation’s economic diversification must be technology-driven, says Ebegba

The Director General/CEO, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has said that Nigeria’s quest for economic diversification must be hinged on safe...

Fadama III AFII supports rain-fed farmers in eight Yobe communities

The Fadama III AFII says it has supported rain-fed farmers with agricultural inputs in eight communities in Yobe State to boost food production. The Project...

2018 Alliance for Science Fellows urged to tackle global food crisis

The Ronald Lynch Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at Cornell University, Dr. Kathryn Boor, has spurred the 2018 Cornell Alliance for Science...

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UCLG Africa: North Africa selects representatives for continental, global bodies

The pan-African organisation United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) held its Regional Caucus for North Africa...
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Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, says overcrowded communities in Nigeria, like those...

After 37 fatalities, Nigeria seals mine over deadly gas leak

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has ordered the sealing of mining located in Zuraq, Wase...

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