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Covid-19: Stakeholders clamour support for smallholder farmers

In the bid to define a pathway to a healthy, secure and sustainable food system and cohesive national and African food policy that addresses...

COVID-19: Face masks represent new category of plastic pollution

The prevalence of discarded single-use face masks and other personal protective equipment in the environment may exacerbate the already-existing plastic pollution problem COVID-19 pandemic has...

Vaccine hesitancy and prolongation of a pandemic

In the wake of unprecedented times like the one the world has witnessed in recent times, the novel coronavirus changed the world significantly, and...

Report suggests climate conditions should not inform COVID-19 control measures

A study has cautioned that weather and climate conditions, including the onset of higher temperatures in the northern hemisphere spring, should not be used...

Bamako Convention urges Africa’s protection from illegal waste dumping during COVID-19 crisis

The Bureau of Conference of Parties to the BamakoConvention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and...

Transition to clean energy takes centre stage at Berlin Dialogue

The annual Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue kicked off on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, with high-level participants from politics, industry, science and civil society coming together virtually...

Advocates seek support for women-driven initiatives to alleviate COVID-19, climate change effects

Environmental and gender rights advocates have appealed to all the 54 countries under the Commonwealth to channel additional investments in supporting women-driven initiatives to...

COVID-19 leaves huge shock on construction, real estate market – Consultant

A real estate consultant, Chief Meckson Okoro, has said that the shock created by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the construction and real estate...

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ECA seeks coordinated action to advance SDGs, Agenda 2063

The Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete, has called for coordinated and transformative action to advance...
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Kano to plant 10m trees to mitigate climate change 

The Kano State Government has announced plans to distribute 10 million tree seedlings for planting across the state, as...

Mixed reactions trail Lagos solar approval policy

Some Lagos residents on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, expressed divergent views on a directive by the state government requiring...

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ECA seeks coordinated action to advance SDGs, Agenda 2063

The Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver...

Kano to plant 10m trees to mitigate climate change 

The Kano State Government has announced plans to distribute...