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Charcoal merchants, ‘vultures’ of Nigerian forests

As human population continues to inch towards infinity, the energy needs of households for domestic heating have more than doubled over the last few...

Experts advocate nutrition-based agric practice

Participants at a two-day Nutrition Workshop for Local Government Actors organised by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-funded Synergos for the State Partnership for...

Government to revive five fertiliser plants

The Government of Nigeria says five fertiliser blending plants will be revived by the end of August to complement the existing 11 under the...

Organising committee for biosafety summit inaugurated

As part of efforts to ensure a smooth National Biosafety Conference, the Director General/CEO, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba, on Tuesday,...

International Youth Day: Community-driven projects reduce poverty, empower youth

For 26-year-old Ms. Nneka Eze, empowerment comes from within. “My dream ever since I was a student was to own a big farm, my own...

How subsidies accelerate forest degradation, by Solheim

Highlighting how subsidies can lead to degradation, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Erik Solheim, says that besides lowering the cost of...

Cross River forest sustainability trainees demand empowerment

In an effort to sustain one of the remaining prominent rain forest regions in Nigeria, over 100 persons in Cross River State have been...

Deforestation: Fresh calls for shift to non-timber produce exploitation

Stakeholders are calling for a gradual shift of focus from timber exploitation to non-timber produce, in the light of widespread deforestation being perpetrated through...

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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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