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Kenya faces risk of second locust invasion, warns FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Sunday, November 22, 2020 warned that Kenya could face an imminent second wave of locust invasion, an...

ICEED named partner in fight against famine in northeastern Nigeria

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has in a recent report named the International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development (ICEED) as a partner...

GCF grant to help Côte d’Ivoire, others mitigate greenhouse gas emissions

The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on Friday, August 21, 2020 approved several new projects, including one for Côte d'Ivoire that marks...

Africa described as global epicentre of deforestation

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says Africa lost 3.9 million hectares of forest between 2010 and 2020. This, according to the United Nations agency,...

COVID-19: FAO warns over rise in hunger in Africa

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned on the rising hunger in Africa, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Abebe Haile-Gabriel, the organisation’s Assistant Director-General...

FAO demands new approach to combat 2bn ha land degradation globally

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has called for new approach to stop soil loss as a way to combat...

Kenya to use drones, mobile apps to assess impact of desert locust

Kenya’s Agriculture Ministry on Monday, May 18, 2020 said it will, in July, use drones and mobile applications to help assess the impact caused...

Group lists 30 food, agriculture influential women

According to Danielle Nierenberg, President of Food Tank, the organisation is inspired by hundreds of women, who are entrepreneurs, stewards of the land, business owners, researchers, farmers,...

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From transit hub to global model: How Nigeria gave pangolins a fighting chance

The world came to Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to learn from Nigeria's experience. The occasion was CITES CoP20, the once-every-three-years global conference...
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Rebuilding futures: VCDF, Lagos, SEEPCO revitalise Obele community schools

Efforts to improve public education infrastructure in Nigeria received a significant boost on March 25, 2026, as the Vcare...

Decade of Gas: Nigeria’s gas production surges to 7.5bcf/d, targets 12bcf/d by 2030 – Ubong

The Coordinating Director of the Decade of Gas Secretariat, Mr. Ed Ubong, has disclosed that Nigeria’s gas production rose...

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From transit hub to global model: How Nigeria gave pangolins a fighting chance

The world came to Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to learn from...

Rebuilding futures: VCDF, Lagos, SEEPCO revitalise Obele community schools

Efforts to improve public education infrastructure in Nigeria received...