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Initiative to curb deforestation in Ghana’s cocoa industry on course

Since formalised global action on forestry development began some 91 years ago,  when the first World Forestry Congress was organised by the UN Food...

Three herders jailed a year each for open grazing in Benue

A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court on Friday, February 23, 2018 sentenced three herders – Iliya Garba, Hassan Abdullahi and Lanshak Lonfalk – to a year...

DR Congo breaches own moratorium, reinstates logging concessions

The Congolese Minister of Environment, Amy Ambatobe, has reinstated 6,500 km² of logging concessions that were cancelled in August 2016 by the then Environment...

IITA to partner with cassava growers to boost production

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-managed Cassava Weed Management Project (IITA-CWMP) says it will partner with cassava growers in the country to boost its...

Adesina urges America to support African agriculture as a business

President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has made a strong case for increased American and global investments to help unlock...

Centre blames farmers/herders clash on climate change

The Africa Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has attributed the farmers/herdsmen crisis in Nigeria to climate change. Coordinator of AFRICMIL, Mr Chido Onumah,...

EU, ICEED plant 736 trees in Daura

The International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development (ICEED) has planted 736 varieties of trees across the 11 wards in Daura Local Government Area...

‘Integrated settlements’ will end farmers-herdsmen clashes, say eggheads

Some lecturers of the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAB) and Bayero University Kano (BUK) have proposed the establishment of integrated crops-livestock settlements to...

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Where is harmattan? – Nigeria’s vanishing cold season and questions it raises

For generations, December, January and February have meant one thing across much of Nigeria: harmattan. It was the season...
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Alleged extortion: I won’t compromise standard, says Ogun waste management boss

The Managing Director, Ogun State Waste Management Agency (OGWAMA), Mr. Abayomi Hunye, has stated that he will not compromise...

Nasarawa distributes 60 electric vehicles to cooperatives, institutions

The Nasarawa State Government on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, distributed another tranche of 50 tricycles and 10 cars to...

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