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FAO, WFP, others want increased interventions in northeast

UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) have appealed to the government at all levels to increase humanitarian interventions in...

FADAMA official says North East needs more interventions to restore agriculture

Mr Ibrahim Alkali, Project Desk Officer, FADAMA  III Additional Financing (AFII) project, says states in the North East need more intervention programmes to restore...

Ecologist urges states to set up forest protection agency

An ecologist, Mr Richard Inyamkume, has called on state governments to establish forest protection agencies to enforce the extant regulations on forest management in...

Reps query NBMA over alleged importation of GM maize

The House of Representatives on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 queried the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) over alleged importation of 70,000 tons of genetically-modified...

IFAD demands more gender policies to boost women’s agric productivity

Gender Officer, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Office in Jigawa, Hajiya Aina’u Ibrahim, has called for the introduction of more gender policies to boost...

Wood associations begin reforestation programme in three states

Tropical Wood Exporters Association of Nigeria and Processed Wood Manufacturers Association of Nigeria are said to have begun reforestation programme in the states of...

Government approves N40b for resuscitation of Kontagora Dam

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 approved N40.2 billion for the resuscitation and completion of Kontagora/Auna Dam and Irrigation project...

Farmers call for more investment in agric infrastructure

Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have called on government to increase investment in agricultural infrastructure across the country. They made a case for more agricultural...

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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...
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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...

Coalition commits to advancing climate justice in Nigeria

Nigeria Climate Justice Alliance (NCJA), a coalition of civil society organisations, community groups, youth movements, researchers, and media actors,...

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Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

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