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Nigeria faces major TB funding shortfall, stakeholders warn

Nigeria is facing a critical funding shortfall in its efforts to combat tuberculosis (TB), with an estimated 80,000 expected TB patients in 2024 still...

Nigeria urges swift action on Africa’s water security

Nigeria’s Minister for Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has called for urgent measures to address Africa’s water security and sanitation challenges, citing...

How policy reform is strengthening mining industry in Ghana, Nigeria

Ghana has introduced transformative policy reforms over the past decade, focusing on local content development, infrastructure and equipment modernisation and investment. As a result,...

Nigeria has competitive advantage to convert agro-waste for economic growth – Research group

A research expert, Prof. Lateef Agbaje, says Nigeria has a competitive advantage to convert its agro-wastes for economic growth. Agbaje, Head of Nanotechnology Research Group...

Life expectancy in Nigeria at 54.6 years, below global average – Report

The 2024 State of the Nation Report indicates that life expectancy in Nigeria, though improving, remains below the global average at 54.6 years. According to...

SRADev laments Nigeria’s decision to import ‘non-hazardous’ waste from EU

Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADev Nigeria) has decried the nation’s decision to apply for the importation of “non-hazardous” waste from the...

Delegates list key issues as UNFCCC secretary engages Nigerian CSOs on climate action

As Nigeria moves forward in updating its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0) under the Paris Agreement, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework...

Images: When UN Climate Change secretary visited Nigeria

From March 4 to March 7, 2025, Mr. Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, spent four impactful days in Nigeria. Throughout his visit, Mr....

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Dangote key to tackling Africa’s food security challenges – Amina Mohammed

The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, has underscored the strategic importance of Dangote Industries Limited -...
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Experts advocate reforms to strengthen electricity value chain

Nigeria’s electricity sector remains one of the richly endowed with energy resources, yet struggling to keep the lights on...

Addressing impacts of the Middle East conflict on Africa

The global economic environment has become increasingly volatile with rising frequency of major shocks worldwide. Amid spikes in energy,...

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Dangote key to tackling Africa’s food security challenges – Amina Mohammed

The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed,...

Experts advocate reforms to strengthen electricity value chain

Nigeria’s electricity sector remains one of the richly endowed...